| Malaysian pied fantail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhipiduridae |
| Genus: | Rhipidura |
| Species: | R. javanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhipidura javanica (Sparrman, 1788) | |
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]
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 [ citation needed ].
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]
The IUCN considers the Malaysian pied fantail Least Concern because of its wide geographic range and large, stable population. [1]
