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	Discover Life - Aves: Rhipiduridae - Fantails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		All the fantails are closely related and belong to a single genus: Rhipidura.
		A widespread example is White-throated Fantail (right) whose range extends from Himalaya of India and Tibet through SE Asia to Sumatra and Borneo (this attempt at a shot with a flash was from Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo).
		The center for fantails in the world is New Guinea, and Dale Zimmerman did a fabulous job on this plate (right) published in the Birds of New Guinea field guide by Beehler et al.
	pick5.pick.uga.edu /mp/20q?search=Rhipiduridae (1281 words)

	BIRDCHAT archives -- June 2002, week 4 (#60)
		Northern Fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris)-One at Dablin Creek, Tabubil.
		FRIENDLY FANTAIL (Rhipidura albolimbata)-Fairly common on Highlands Hwy to the Gap, Tari.
		BLACK FANTAIL (Rhipidura atra)-A few seen in the highlands near Tari Gap and on the Waterfall Trail at Ambua.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0206d&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=6004 (1404 words)

	Fantail family
		The Fantails are a homogenous group of distinctive Old World flycatchers found from India to Australia and many Pacific Ocean islands.
		It would be a major accomplishment of island-hopping travel to see all of the fantails of the world.
		What Sibley and Ahlquist (1990) actually showed is that the fantails were a sister group of the monarchs from which they diverged eons ago.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/fantails.html (1247 words)

	Sicklebill Safaris Birdwatching and Natural history tours worldwide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This of corse was not helped by the absence of blankets and mattresses which had been burnt by a jealous neighbouring village some time previously.
		Spotted, Fan-tailed and Mid-mountain Berrypeckers fed daily on berry bushes nearby and we were treated to marvellous views of Eastern Alpine Mannikins by the huts.
		Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons : A single bird was seen at Hisiu mangroves.
	www.sicklebill.com /tours/PNG_July_aug_04.htm (9641 words)

	WORLDTWITCH - Papua New Guinea Trip Report (1998) by Phil Gregory
		Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa : A great performance at Myola, with two birds carrying on around the camp on the first evening, with falling bomb screeches and the strident insect-like note.
		Most of us got a nice look at one perched in a tree by the cooking hut, and one was perched on a fence post on the second night (sori tumas Laurie!) Unexpectedly large.
		Sooty Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura threnothorax (H): Heard at Varirata, Kiunga, and Madang.
	www.worldtwitch.com /phil_gregory_png_1998.htm (7762 words)

	rhipiduridae
		Black-and-cinnamon Fantail, Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea, Rhipidure noir et roux
		Northern Fantail, Rhipidura rufiventris, Rhipidure à ventre chamois
		White-browed Fantail, Rhipidura aureola, Rhipidure à grands sourcils
	www.oiseaux.net /liste/birds.rhipiduridae.html (139 words)

	WORLDTWITCH - Papua New Guinea Trip Report (1999) by Phil Gregory
		Sooty Thicket-Fantail Rhipidura threnothorax: Nicely seen along the Ok Ma, a real skulker.
		Black Fantail Rhipidura atra: Well seen at Ambua, both males and females.
		Chestnut-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hyperythra: A nice view at Varirata with a mixed feeding flock.
	www.worldtwitch.com /phil_gregory_png_1999.htm (9017 words)

	PAPUA NEW GUINEA
		After a good lunch, we spent the afternoon on Benson’s Trail and experienced a bird-of-paradise-fest, with King of Saxony, Loria’s and a stunning male Crested added to the list, along with White-breasted Fruit-Dove on the nest and a party of Black Sitella.
		We stopped to look for a roosting Sooty Owl on the way to the airport but could only find 3 Papuan Frogmouths.
		A decrepid van on the other side was eventually located by Samuel, so that by mid-afternoon we were able to reach the forest along the Ok Ma road.
	www.geocities.com /www_australia/report-png-jun-2004.html (1914 words)

	PNG Tour Report July/August 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Next day a trip down the valley produced some wonderful sightings of a Greater Sooty Owl at its tree-hole roost and great looks at a male Lawes' Parotia and another male Superb Bird of Paradise.
		This was the only area where we connected with Red-breasted Pygmy-Parrot but it was a marvellous experience to be so close to a family party on these endearing creatures.
		Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris : 2 were seen at Ok Menga, Tabubil, 4 at
	www.sicklebill.com /reports/PNG_july_aug_05.htm (12655 words)

	PAPUA NEW GUINEA -1995
		Tabubil, the town built to service the nearby Ok Tedi mine, is a long PMV journey from Kiunga but gives access to excellent foothill and mid-altitude forest (500-1500m).
		Birds include Wallace's Fairy-Wren, White-rumped Robin, Sooty and Golden-backed Whistlers, Spotted Honeyeater, Carola's Parotia, Yellow-breasted and Magnificent BoPs.
		Bensbach Lodge is due South, near the coast, and is PNG's answer to Wasur National Park just over the border, with lots of birds, especially water-types, and a few specialities such as Fly River grassbird and Beccari's Scrub-Wren.
	www.geocities.com /www_australia/report-png-jun-1995.html (2088 words)

	BIRDCHAT archives -- June 2002, week 4 (#24)
		Stalwarts are thwarted when the others see a pair of Wallace's Fairywren on the way up when the rain stops.
		Off-trail in mossy fernery Sooty Thicket-Fantail makes a very brief appearance and all finally see White-bellied Thicket-Fantail to the guide's visible relief.
		Ok Ma Road proves frustrating as all can HEAR a Magnificent Riflebird calling but can't SEE it.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0206d&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=2354 (1034 words)

	Papua New Guinea - July 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The surprise came when a local man strolled down Boystown Road holding a moribund adult Sooty Tern that he had found lying there!
		He told us that the bird was 'dead', which it was, in his world view.
		Friendly Fantail NG Chestnut-bellied Fantail NG Sooty Thicket-Fantail NG White-bellied Thicket-Fantail NG Black Fantail NG Dimorphic Fantail NG Rufous-backed Fantail NG Monarch Flycatchers Monarchidae
	www.rockjumper.co.za /reports/Rockjumper_Report_Papua_New_Guinea_July_2005.htm (4320 words)

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