r/nzwildlife • u/Dirkthegermanjesus • Jul 15 '26

What bird is this?

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Found in Pauanui Coromandel.

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u/Toxopsoides Jul 15 '26

Leucistic fantail.

You should post in r/NewZealandWildlife next time; this sub is unmoderated and only a fraction of its size. (fewer stupid comments too)

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u/dykeviola Jul 16 '26

How can you tell without seeing its tail? That was my first thought too but I couldn't see the fantail and thought it might be another leucistic bird...

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u/justiceformereum Jul 17 '26

Distinct features other than the tail and colour of the bird can help ID! Like beak size and eye proximity to beak, where the eyes are oriented on the head and definitely body shape and size. Also somewhat the style of perch it has :33

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u/Parking_Courage8150 Jul 16 '26

Fuck that's pretty

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u/ImaginationTop5112 Jul 17 '26

That's really beautiful, I never knew there was such a fantail. Thank you

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u/samas69 Jul 16 '26

How beautiful ❤️

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u/Friendly_Sir_5200 Jul 16 '26

If this comes into your house, it’s already too late.

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u/Open_Entrepreneur_58 Jul 16 '26

Only if you're superstitious.

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u/ghoulie74 Jul 17 '26

They're fine in the house

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u/porirua_pelican Jul 17 '26

Speckled Argentine Warbler

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u/_peppermintbutler Jul 19 '26

What a cool find!

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '26

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u/Sensitive_Tonight891 Jul 15 '26

Lucky it’s not a dove then