Sunda Pied Fantail

Rhipidura javanica (Sparrman, 1788)

Sunda Pied Fantail, Rhipidura javanica, is a bird of the Oriental Region, ranging through south-east Asia, the Greater Sundas and Lombok, with the Lesser Sundas included in the wider breeding area. It belongs to the fantail family and was first described by Sparrman in 1788. It is also called the Malaysian pied fantail. The bird was once treated as the same species as the Philippine pied fantail. In Malay, it is known as murai gila, a name that means crazy thrush.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Rhipiduridae — Fantails

Breeding range

Oriental Region: se Asia, Greater Sundas and Lombok (w Lesser Sundas)