Malaysian Pied-Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyRhipiduridae (Fantails)
- GenusRhipidura (Fantails)
- SpeciesRhipidura javanica (Malaysian Pied-Fantail)
About the Malaysian Pied-Fantail
The Sunda pied fantail (Rhipidura javanica), also known as the Malaysian pied fantail, is a species of bird in the fantail family. It is locally referred to as murai gila, literally "crazy thrush" in the Malay language. It was previously considered conspecific with the Philippine pied fantail.
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.
The Sunda 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. The IUCN considers the Sunda pied fantail of Least Concern because of its wide geographic range and large, stable population. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tanjung Puting National Park
Spotted Fantail
Rhipidura perlata
White-throated Fantail
Rhipidura albicollis
Black-and-red Broadbill
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Olive-winged Bulbul
Pycnonotus plumosus
White-chested Babbler
Trichastoma rostratum
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Slender-billed Crow
Corvus enca
Van Hasselt's Sunbird
Leptocoma brasiliana
Malaysian Blue-Flycatcher
Cyornis turcosus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Hemipus hirundinaceus
Green Iora
Aegithina viridissima
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 15 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 17 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Malaysian Pied-Fantail in Tanjung Puting National Park?
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Malaysian Pied-Fantail sighting in Tanjung Puting National Park, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Malaysian Pied-Fantail in Tanjung Puting National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Malaysian Pied-Fantail in Tanjung Puting National Park in our monthly data.