The fantail is a small bird that lives in native trees and shrubs in New Zealand and Australia. It has a chubby body, long fan-like tail, and black, white, and brown coloring. Fantails eat insects and spiders that they catch by hawking. Their predators include cats, rats, and stoats. Fantails protect themselves and their territories, have multiple babies each season, and use tricks to avoid predators.
2. Introduction Habitat
Appearance Predators
Diet Survival
Life Span Other
facts
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3. INTRODUCTION
We have been studying the birds that live in
our school bush. We have chosen to search
more about the Fantail.
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Meg and Hunter
Please enjoy!
4. HABITAT
A habitat is where a bird or animal lives.
They make nests and get comfy in their homes.
A fantails habitat is a nest in trees or shrubs.
The nest is made out of Fibers, Moss, Bark
and Hair.
You will normally find their nests in NZ native
trees.
5. APPEARANCE
When you see a Fantail its appearance will be:
Chubby body.
Long Fan-like tail
Black, White, Brown
6. PREDATORS
Predators are animals or birds that kill other
animals or birds and are the enemy of them.
Dont worry kids it is the circle of life.
The predators of the fantail are.
Farrell Cat
Rat
Stoat
Myna: Myna is a very common bird.
7. DIET
A diet is what you eat. End of story.
The fantail eats a strict diet of..
Insects, only the finest! Of Course!
Spiders, only the juiciest! Why not?
A fantail catches its food by hawking like a
hawk.
8. SURVIVAL
Survival is when a bird, animal or human
protects them selves.
Male Fantail protects territory
They protect themselves by
having lots of babies
Try's to trick predators
Female will pretend to be injured
while the male fights
9. LIFE SPAN: BREEDING
Life Span is how long you live!
The female Fantail gives birth in August to
January
She lays 3-4 white eggs
The eggs have browny
grey spots on them
10. OTHER FACTS
The Maori name for fantail is Piwaiwaka.
The Fantail is also native to Australia and Pacific