The votes are all in and the fantail/piwakawaka is officially New Zealand’s favourite Bird of the Year. Voting in Forest & Bird’s second annual Bird of the Year poll closed on Sunday. The ...

Early European settlers in Australia called rufous fantails "mad fans", because of their wagging, fanned tail and the fact that they never sit still. They chase insects on the wing, whirling and ...

Life history traits explain the vulnerability of endemic forest birds and predict recovery after predator suppression. New modeling, published in the New Zealand Journal of Ecology, has disentangled ...

Urbanisation may be affecting the evolution of fantail birds, a recently published study has found. Fantail in “old urban Auckland” had stubbier bills compared with fantail in “recent urban” Auckland ...

A bird expert says it is likely that what was thought to be a white willie wagtail is actually a pale grey fantail, but it is still a bird with a rare genetic condition. A rare white willie wagtail is ...

I’m a big fan of the fantail. This bird is not easily sighted in Bengaluru. So when I do catch a glimpse its petite, dull-hued form flitting about in the trees, my day brightens up no end. Its ...

BETHEL -- Malcolm Ford remembers bonding with his stepfather in his native England through the hobby of showing birds, specifically fantail pigeons. Now, 45 years later, Ford is reliving those lasting ...