Brown-capped Fantail - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by James Eaton
Danau, Ranamese, Flores, Indonesia, June 2005

Rhipidura diluta

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in Indonesia, Lesser Sundas.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• R. d. sumbawensis :

• Sumbawa (western Lesser Sundas)

• R. d. diluta:

• Western Lesser Sundas (Flores and Lomblen)

Habitat

Moist forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

1. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Brown-capped Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-capped_Fantail

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