Fantails (Rhipiduridae)

Spotted Fantail (Rhipidura perlata) - HBW 11, p. 236

French: Rhipidure perlé German: Perlbrust-Fächerschwanz Spanish: Abanico Perlado
Other common names: Pearlated/Pearl-spotted Fantail

Taxonomy: Rhipidura perlata Statius Muller, 1843, Sumatra.
Has been treated as conspecific with R. euryura, and close relationship with R. rufiventris has also been suggested, but little evidence presented to support either possibility. Monotypic.

Distribution: S Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and W Java.