Grey Fantail
COMMON NAME: Grey Fantail
CATEGORIES: Bush
These small flycatchers are conspicuous by their showy fanning tails.
Grey Fantails swish their bodies from side to side and are rarely still.
Diving from their perch, they catch airborne insects.
They are often seen in the company of other small bush birds.
You’re likely to see them flitting around the village and in bush by the inlet.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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