Fantails (Rhipiduridae)

Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) - HBW 11, p. 236

French: Rhipidure pie German: Malaienfächerschwanz Spanish: Abanico Pío
Other common names: Malaysian/Black-and-white Fantail

Taxonomy: Muscicapa javanica Sparrman, 1788, Java.
Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • longicauda Wallace, 1865 - S Myanmar E to Cambodia and S Vietnam, S to Peninsular Malaysia, Riau Archipelago, Sumatra (including Bangka and Belitung) and Borneo (including N islands and Maratua group).
  • javanica (Sparrman, 1788) - Java, Bali and Lombok.
  • nigritorquis Vigors, 1831 - Philippines, including Palawan and Sulu Archipelago.