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White-throated Fantail

Flycatchers, Fantails & Shamas

Rhipidura albicollis

Basic stats

Diet

Insects

Habitat

Forest understorey, forest edge

Range

Himalayas to Southeast Asia, including Borneo

Clutch size

2–3 eggs

Incubation period

About 13–14 days

Size

Small (17–19cm)

Wingspan

~20–24cm

Weight

~10–14g

A dark slaty fantail with a white throat and white-tipped tail feathers, constantly fanning and swishing its tail as it moves through the forest understorey.

Forages actively at low to mid levels, often joining mixed-species foraging flocks, and is frequently detected by its harsh scolding calls before it is seen.

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