Louisiade Fantail
- Scientific name
- Rhipidura louisiadensis
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Fanned
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Why it matters
The Louisiade fantail is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago in Papua New Guinea, where it occupies the dense forest understory. It is distinguished by its characteristic rounded wings and expansive, fanned tail, which the bird frequently displays while foraging for insects among the foliage.
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