Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Rhipidura Higher classification Fantail | Phylum Chordata Family Rhipiduridae Scientific name Rhipidura javanica Rank Species | |
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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, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
A single sight was recorded from Yala National Park of south Sri Lanka.
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Malaysian pied fantail Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA