Fantails have coped well with human settlement. They like native bush (of course), but loss of habitat hasn’t affected the fantail as much as it has other New Zealand species, as fantails also like exotic forest, farmland, parks and gardens. They’re found from sea level to snowline, pretty much anywhere where insects can be found. Introduced predators are a problem for fantails, but unlike a lot of New Zealand’s native birds, fantails produce a lot of babies. This means that at least some fantail chicks will avoid predators long enough to reach adulthood and breed.
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