White-browed fantail
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Rhipidura aureola

The white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola ) is a small passerine bird belonging to the family Rhipiduridae.

Appearance

The adult white-browed fantail is about 18 cm long. It has dark brown upperparts, with white spots on the wings, and whitish underparts. The fan-shaped tail is edged in white, and the long white supercilia meet on the forehead. The throat and eyemask are blackish and border whitish moustachial stripes.

Distribution

Geography

The white-browed fantail breeds across tropical regions of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The species ranges from eastern Pakistan to southern Indochina. It is found in forest and other woodland.

Habits and Lifestyle

Three eggs are laid in a small cup nest in a tree. The white-browed fantail is insectivorous, and often fans its tail as it moves through the undergrowth.

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

Population

References

1. White-browed fantail Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-browed_fantail
2. White-browed fantail on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22706796/94090600
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/707811

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