Yellow-bellied Fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus)
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Yellow-bellied Fantail

Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus (Blyth, 1843)

≈10 cmLength6 gWeight

This small bird weighs about 6 g, inhabits tall, dense forest and feeds mainly on terrestrial invertebrates.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Thailand, India, China

How to identify

Where and when it's recorded

Yellow-bellied Fantail has been recorded at 235 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 9 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Doi Inthanon NP – summitThailand1,281 records
  2. Wildlife Institute of IndiaIndia859 records
  3. Doi Inthanon NPThailand748 records
More places
  1. Forest Research Institute (FRI), New Forest CampusIndia549 records
  2. Baihualing [General Area]China296 records
  3. SattalIndia289 records
  4. Mt. PhulchowkiNepal265 records
  5. Doi Inthanon NP – Mae Ouam (Km 34.5)Thailand242 records
  6. Doi Pha Hom Pok NP – Doi Lang (E)Thailand209 records
  7. Wildlife Institute of India (WII) – Nature Trail & LakeIndia207 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ThailandIndiaChinaNepalBhutanMyanmar (Burma)LaosPakistan

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

Questions

How big is the Yellow-bellied Fantail?

The Yellow-bellied Fantail is about ≈10 cm long and weighs around 6 g.

Where does the Yellow-bellied Fantail live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia. It is most often recorded in Thailand, India and China.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-bellied Fantail?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

What does the Yellow-bellied Fantail eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow-bellied Fantail in?

It belongs to the family Fairy Flycatchers (Stenostiridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
≈10 cm
Weight
6 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
55 mm
Tail
58 mm
Bill
8 mm
Tarsus
14 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: eastern Himalayas to Southeast Asia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Fairy Flycatchers Stenostiridae
Genus
Chelidorhynx

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Yellow-bellied Fantail

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