White-throated Fantail

The White-throated Fantail breeds across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia. This species is found in forest, scrub and cultivation.

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The White-throated Fantail is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The White-throated Fantail, Rhipidura albicollis, is a small passerine bird. The White-throated Fantail breeds across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia. This species is found in forest, scrub and cultivation. Description - nominated race at Narendrapur in Kolkata The adult White-throated Fantail is about 19 cm long. It has a dark fan-shaped tail, edged in white, and white supercilium and throat. More

The White-throated Fantail lays three eggs in a small cup nest in a tree. The White-throated Fantail is insectivorous, and often fans its tail as it moves through the undergrowth. Not normally renowned as a songster, the male of R. a. albogularis, the peninsular race, uses a fixed and unmistakable pattern of musical notes in its call. More

The adult White-throated Fantail is about 19 cm long. It has a dark fan-shaped tail, edged in white, and white supercilium and throat. There is otherwise much variation in plumage between races. For example: * the Himalayan R. a. canescans is mainly slate grey above and below, with a black eye mask, whereas * R. a. More

I took the picture of this White-throated Fantail in Mt Kinabalu so I suppose it should be Rhipidura a. kinabalu but I really have a problem with the white throat. By all accounts it should have a white throat and chin but all the birds of this species that I have seen seem to have black chin. Perhap my vision is blurred by the constant motion of the bird but have a second look at the picture. More

Fantail, White-throated Fantail and Northern Fantail; others have a highly restricted range and in the case of some insular species may be restricted to a single island. The Mussau Fantail is restricted to a single island in the Bismark Archipelago, and the Kadavu Fantail has a similarly restricted distribution in the Kadavu Group of Fiji. Most fantails, particularly the tropical or insular forms, are sedentary and undertake no migration. More

* White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) Adult perched on a wire Mahad, Raigad District, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India Ryan Brookes 25 March 2007 28 weeks ago 3.3 * White-Throated Fantail A bird fanning out it's tail Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp albicollis) vasanthan.p.j 13 March 2010 7 weeks ago 2. More

White-throated Fantail - Rhipidura albicollis Rhipidure à gorge blanche = Rhipidure à gorge blanche Le guide ornitho : Les 848 espèces d'Europe en 4000 dessins Gallery : © Devashish Deb Site web : birdpoints Order : Passériformes Family : Rhipiduridae Species : White-throated Fantail Reference: dede30825 Other pictures Date taken : 2007 Mar Geographic data Country : India (in) More

Physical characteristics: White-throated fantails have lengths that range from 6.9 to 8.1 inches (17.5 to 20.5 centimeters), with weights between 0.3 to 0.45 ounces (9 to 13 grams). They are primarily gray with a white throat, brow, and on the tip of their tail. Geographic range: White-throated fantails can be found throughout northeastern Pakistan, India, southeastern Tibet, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, in the foothills and adjacent plains up to 10,000 feet (3,000 meters). More

White-throated Fantail song, vibrant and resonant, some barking in the background. login or register to post comments | my favorites | Report this file Featured Libraries - mich3dmich3dAtomic PulseAtomic PulseFrank SerafineFrank SerafineSFX SourceSFX SourceNoiselabNoiselab Latest sounds - 01 Flight of the Bea ...01 Flight of the Bea ...01 Flight of the Bea ... More

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis = Described by: Vieillot (1818) Alternate common name(s): White-throated Fantail-flycatcher Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Cameron Highlands, Perak, Malaysia - Jun, 2008 More

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis atrata - Adult White-throated Fantail Photographer : More

The nest of a White-throated Fantail, showing the tapered tail that many nests of the family have. Fantails are territorial and aggressively defend their territories from conspecifics (other members of the same species) as well as other fantail species and other flycatchers. Within the territory the female selects the nesting site, these sites are often close to the previous year's nest. Breeding responsibilities, nest building,incubation and chick feeding, are shared between both sexes. More

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The White-throated Fantail, Rhipidura albicollis, is a small passerine bird . It was previously classified with the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, but the paradise flycatchers, monarch flycatchers and Australasian fantails are now normally grouped with the drongos in the family Dicruridae, which has most of its members in Australasia and tropical southern Asia. The White-throated Fantail breeds across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia. This species is found in forest, scrub and cultivation. More

White-throated Fantail, Rhipidura albicollis Rhipiduridae (FANTAILS) White-throated Fantail, Rhipidura albicollis This photo was taken in: India This photo was taken with: Canon EOS 40D The photo was taken by: Mark Piazzi Birdtours.co. More

* White-throated Fantail, Rhipidura albicollis * Brown-capped Fantail, Rhipidura diluta * Cinnamon-tailed Fantail, Rhipidura fuscorufa * Northern Fantail, Rhipidura rufiventris * Cockerell's Fantail or White-winged Fantail, Rhipidura cockerelli * Sooty Thicket-fantail, Rhipidura threnothorax * White-bellied Thicket-fantail, Rhipidura leucothorax * Black Thicket-fantail, Rhipidura maculipectus * Willie Wagtail, Rhipidura leucophrys References More

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) is a resident in Himalayas and north-east India. More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Rhipiduridae
Genus : Rhipidura
Species : albicollis
Authority : (Vieillot, 1818)