Spotted Fantail (Rhipidura perlata)

Other Names (World)
Spotted Fantail, Pearlated Fantail, Pearl-spotted Fantail

Family
Rhipiduridae (Fantails)

Size
17 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
M�ller, 1843

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, swamp forest, heavily degraded former forest.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand.

Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and western Java.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Spotted Fantail (Rhipidura) [XC70646]
by David Edwards from SAFE project, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Spotted Fantail (Rhipidura perlata) [XC70647]
by Marc Anderson from SAFE project, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Has been treated as conspecific with White-bellied Fantail (Rhipidura euryura), and close relationship with Northern Fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris) has also been suggested, but little evidence presented to support either possibility.

References
See References.

Files:

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Spotted Fantail see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Spotted Fantail

If you would like to read any articles about the Spotted Fantail...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Spotted Fantail

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Spotted Fantail or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Spotted Fantail

If Birdpedia has no videos of Spotted Fantail or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)