Sunda Pied Fantail

Rhipidura javanica

Description

Rhipidura javanica is an insectivorous bird, has a sooty gray upper body color. The eyebrows, chin, and throat are white, and there is a distinctive black stripe on the chest. The lower body is white and the tail feathers are broad black with a white tip. Meanwhile, juvenile birds: tunggir and upper tail cover are reddish in color, black stripes on the chest are less visible. Has a black beak and legs.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

19 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Rhipiduridae

GENUS

:

Rhipidura

SPECIES

:

Rhipidura javanica

Distribution

Rhipidura javanica has habitats in open areas such as secondary forests, mangrove forests, yards, spread up to an altitude of 1,500 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali, Lombok)

Habits and Lifestyle

Rhipidura javanica is a very active bird, moving from one perch to another. Sometimes alone, in pairs, or in small groups, they can even join in mixed groups.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Secondary forest, mangrove forest, yard

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

These birds usually eat various types of insects and other animal foods, so they are included in the group of all-eating or omnivores

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

Rhipidura javanica breeds in March – May in East Java and April – June in West Java. The nests are in the shape of a cup, made of delicate plants glued together with spider webs, placed on slender branches or vines, near the ground. Eggs are dark yellow, speckled gray, amounting to 2 eggs.

Reproduction session : breeds in March – May in East Java and April – June in West Java.

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird is included in the category of least concern on the IUCN red list, because of the distribution of this species is quite wide

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Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Rhipidura javanica on The IUCN Red List site 
  3. Kipasan Belang on Wikipedia Article