Malaysian pied fantail
| Malaysian pied fantail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Genus: | Rhipidura |
| Species: | R. javanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidura javanica (Sparrman, 1788)
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The Malaysian pied fantail (Rhipidura javanica) is a species of bird in the fantail family. It is locally referred to as murai gila, literally "crazy thrush" in the Malay language.[2] It was previously considered conspecific with the Philippine pied fantail.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It inhabits a wide variety of forest and scrub, including parks, agricultural lands, and other degraded habitat. It resides in lowland areas, sometimes up to 800m in elevation, and is usually found near water.[1][3]
A single sighting was recorded from Yala National Park of south Sri Lanka.
Behavior
The Malaysian pied fantail eats insects caught on the wing. It often joins mixed feeding flocks with other insectivorous birds, and will sometimes follow large mammals to eat insects stirred up by their movement.
It breeds from January to August, varying across its range. It constructs a cup nest from fibers and grasses held together with spiderweb.
It is not known to migrate.[4]
Conservation
The IUCN considers the Malaysian pied fantail Least Concern because of its wide geographic range and large, stable population.[1]
References
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Rhipidura javanica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103709500A94090845. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103709500A94090845.en. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Pearson, Alan (2012) A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore
- ^ a b Seng, Lim Kim; Li, Yong Ding; Chuah, Lim Kim (2020). Birds of Malaysia & Singapore. Princeton University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-691-20990-6.
- ^ del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World: Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. p. 237. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.