Least ConcernRareInvertebratesWoodlandCup nestSmall · 17 g
About the Philippine Pied Fantail
The Philippine pied fantail is a medium-size species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae endemic to the Philippines. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Malaysian pied fantail.
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What the Philippine Pied Fantail sounds like
Recording: Derek Paulo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Derek Paulo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Derek Paulo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Where it lives
Regular rangeRare visitor
Recorded as a rare visitor in Taiwan.
When to see it
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Arafura FantailRhipidura dryasThe Arafura fantail, sometimes known as the wood fantail, inhabits the Lesser Sunda Islands, the northern coast of Australia from the Kimberley to the western side of the Cape York Peninsula, including subcoastally in the Top End of the Northern Territory, and southern New Guinea.
Friendly FantailRhipidura albolimbataThe friendly fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.
Mangrove FantailRhipidura phasianaThe mangrove fantail is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae.
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