Malaysian pied fantail
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Rhipidura javanica

The Malaysian pied fantail (Rhipidura javanica ) is a species of bird in the fantail family and one of 47 species in the genus Rhipidura. It is locally referred to as murai gila, literally "crazy thrush" in the Malay language. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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A single sight was recorded from Yala National Park of south Sri Lanka.

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Habits and Lifestyle

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Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

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References

1. Malaysian pied fantail Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_pied_fantail
2. Malaysian pied fantail on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103709500/94090845
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/665384

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