Malaysian pied-fantail

Rhipidura javanica

The Malaysian pied fantail 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, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyRhipiduridae
GenusRhipidura
SpeciesR. javanica
Photographed in
Malaysia
Thailand