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Rhipidura perlata
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Forest interior
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Clutch size
2 eggs (typical for fantails)
Incubation period
About 12–14 days (typical for fantails)
Size
Small (16–17cm)
Wingspan
~18–20cm
Weight
~10–13g
A fantail with fine spotting across the breast, found in forest interior rather than the more open habitat favoured by the pied fantail.
Hunts flying insects with the same active, tail-fanning foraging style typical of fantails, generally within the forest rather than at its edges.
