- Rhipidura nigritorquis
Identification
18cm; dark plumage; long broad tail which it often fans out. Genders look alike.
Adult: Narrow black breast band contrasting with white throat and whitish belly. Upperparts dark/slaty grey; tail black tipped with white; eyebrow white.
Female: Rusty brown rump, upper tail coverts and wings; breast band smaller and blotched with white.
In flight: Rump appears white due to overlap of long flank feathers.
Distribution
Found on the Philippines and the Sulu Archipelago.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Malaysian Pied Fantail under the name Pied Fantail.
Habitat
Mangroves
Behaviour
Diet includes insects.
Breeding takes place February to July; the nest is built of plant fibres and spiders' webs in a conical shape. 2 yellow-white eggs are laid.
They have a habit of fanning out their long tails.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Philippine Pied Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Philippine_Pied_Fantail
