Alternative names: Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail; Fairy-fantail
- Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
Rhipidura hypoxantha
Identification
11.5–12.5 cm
- Yellow forehead, brow, and underparts
- Olive-grey upperparts
- Black mask
- Long, white-tipped gray tail
Female: the mask is dark olive
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, eastern and western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly placed in the genus Rhipidura but recent research showed it to be a Fairy Flycatcher and not a Fantail.
Habitat
Moist evergreen broad leaf forest and jungle.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes small flying insects which are flushed by fluttering in amongst the branches.
Breeding
It builds a compact deep cup made from moss, which is attached to the upperside of a branch. The clutch consists of 3 cream to pinkish-cream eggs with tiny dark reddish speckles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Thread in the taxonomy forum discussing this species.
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-bellied Fantail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-bellied_Fantail
External Links
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