Sunda Pied Fantail

Rhipidura javanica (Sparrman, 1788)

12 gWeight

The Sunda pied fantail (Rhipidura javanica), also known as the Malaysian pied fantail, is a species of bird in the fantail family.

Busiest months: January and March · Most records: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January and March · Most records: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia

Sunda Pied Fantail has been recorded at 406 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore1,595 records
Bang Pu – Recreation CenterThailand1,313 records
Benjakiti ParkThailand1,272 records

More places

Sepilok – Rainforest Discovery CenterMalaysia1,259 records
Lat Krabang – Thap Yao paddies & aquaculture pondsThailand1,189 records
Jurong Lake GardensSingapore1,175 records
Phutthamonthon ParkThailand1,052 records
Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia1,037 records
Kranji MarshSingapore1,025 records
Rot Fai ParkThailand1,015 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Thailand Singapore Malaysia Cambodia Indonesia Laos Vietnam Brunei

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Sunda pied fantail (Rhipidura javanica), also known as the Malaysian pied fantail, is a species of bird in the fantail family. It is locally referred to as murai gila, literally "crazy thrush" in the Malay language. It was previously considered conspecific with the Philippine pied fantail.

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Questions

How big is the Sunda Pied Fantail?

The Sunda Pied Fantail weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Sunda Pied Fantail live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Southeast Asia, Greater Sundas and Lombok (western Lesser Sundas). It is most often recorded in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.