White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) | Photos and ID

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White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 1 — Photo: Jagdish Singh Negi · CC BY 4.0

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 2 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 3 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 4 — Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 5 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 6 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 7 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 8 — Photo: Mathieu Soetens · CC BY 4.0

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Mathieu Soetens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The adult white-throated fantail is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long. It has a dark fan-shaped tail, edged in white, and white supercilium and throat. There is otherwise much variation in plumage between races. Most resemble the Himalayan R. a. canescans, which is primarily slate grey above and below, featuring a black eye mask, and a white throat and eyebrow. Local names for the bird in India include Nasoni sorai (Assamese).

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When to see the White-throated Fantail

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-throated Fantail

Regular range

The map shades 14 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

India Malaysia China Thailand Nepal Vietnam Bhutan Bangladesh Pakistan Indonesia Myanmar (Burma) Cambodia Laos Brunei

About the White-throated Fantail

The white-throated fantail is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia. The white-spotted fantail until recently was considered a subspecies.

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Easily confused with

White-spotted FantailRhipidura albogularisThe adult white-spotted fantail is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long.

Australian Rufous FantailRhipidura rufifronsAdults are medium-sized birds, generally ranging from 14.5 cm – 18.5 cm in length, averaging at around 15 cm; their wingspan is between 18 cm – 22.5 cm, averaging at around 21 cm.

Sunda Pied FantailRhipidura javanicaThe Sunda pied fantail, also known as the Malaysian pied fantail, is a species of bird in the fantail family.

Side by side: Australian Rufous Fantail vs White-throated Fantail · White-spotted Fantail vs White-throated Fantail · White-browed Fantail vs White-throated Fantail

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