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Sunda Pied Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
Sunda Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Sunda Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) is a member of the Rhipiduridae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 12.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Rhipiduridae Fantails
- Genus Rhipidura
- Species javanica
Where it lives
Southeastern Asia, Greater Sundas and Lombok (western Lesser Sundas)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Rhipiduridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sunda Pied Fantail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Sunda Pied Fantail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Sunda Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) is a member of the Rhipiduridae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR se Asia, Greater Sundas and Lombok (w Lesser Sundas).
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.5 g, with a wing length of about 6.8 cm and a tail of around 6.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sunda Pied Fantail?
The Sunda Pied Fantail is a very small bird that weighs around 12.5 g.
Where does the Sunda Pied Fantail live?
The Sunda Pied Fantail is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR se Asia, Greater Sundas and Lombok (w Lesser Sundas), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Sunda Pied Fantail belong to?
The Sunda Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) belongs to the Rhipiduridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Sunda Pied Fantail eat?
The Sunda Pied Fantail is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Sunda Pied Fantail migrate?
The Sunda Pied Fantail is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Sunda Pied Fantail endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Sunda Pied Fantail make?
1 real field recording of the Sunda Pied Fantail — including its subsong — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Sunda Pied Fantail's range?
The Sunda Pied Fantail has a mapped global range of about 1.6 million km².
Conservation
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