Species of Thailand
Malaysian pied fantail
Rhipidura javanica
Anders Sparrman, 1788
In Thai: นกอีแพรดแถบอกดำ
The Malaysian pied fantail (Rhipidura javanica) is a species of bird in the fantail family and one of 47 species in the genus Rhipidura. It is locally referred to as murai gila, literally "crazy thrush" in the Malay language. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
A single sight was recorded from Yala National Park of south Sri Lanka.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Genus
- Rhipidura
- Species
- Rhipidura javanica
Common names
- English: Pied fantail
- Thai: นกอีแพรดแถบอกดำ
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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