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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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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Where the White-throated Fantail lives
When to see the White-throated Fantail
Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range
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.
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