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Grey
Fantail -
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Resident in small
numbers. A small, active, grey bird with white eyebrow and throat, narrow
breastband and pale belly. Erratic flight,often flits about, fanning
its tail. Quite inquisitive and may come close to people.
Voice: frequent
sharp 'dek', sweet fiddle-like song, see-sawing and ascending to high
note.
Call 1: 'dek' calls and song
Photographs and sounds courtesy
Merilyn Browne.
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