Kadavu Fantail
Rhipidura personata
- Family
- Fantails and Silktails (Rhipiduridae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Kadavu fantail (Rhipidura personata) is a species of bird in the fantail family Rhipiduridae.
It is endemic to Kadavu and Ono in the Kadavu archipelago, in southern Fiji. It is closely related to the streaked fantail of the rest of Fiji, and forms a superspecies with the numerous island species of fantail ranging from the Solomon Islands (the brown fantail) to Samoa (the Samoan fantail).
The Kadavu fantail is restricted to tropical moist lowland forests, where it feeds by flycatching for insects.
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Range and habitat
Kadavu (southwestern Fiji).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Kadavu fantail
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.