Rhipiduridae

Rhipidura verreauxi Photo by Josep del Hoyo (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:streaked fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-malhado (pt); rhipidure tacheté (fr); abanico moteado (es); fleckenfächerschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhipiduridaeRange:This species is found in the Pacific archipelagos of New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.Size:These birds are 17-18 cm long and weigh 11,5-15 g.Habitat:The streaked fantail is mostly found in moist…

Rhipidura cyaniceps Photo by Pamela Rasmussen (Avian Vocalizations Center) Common name:blue-headed fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-de-cabeça-azul (pt); rhipidure à tête bleue (fr); abanico cabeciazul (es); blaukopf-fächerschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhipiduridaeRange:This species is endemic to The Philippines, being found in Luzon, Catanduanes, Negros, Panay, Masbate and some nearby smaller islands.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh 13-15 g.Habitat:The…

Rhipidura albicollis Photo by Nabarun Sadhya (Flickr) Common name:white-throated fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-de-garganta-branca (pt); rhipidure à gorge blanche (fr); abanico gorgiblanco (es); weißkehl-fächerschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhipiduridaeRange:This species is found from north-eastern Pakistan and western India, through Tibet, Nepal and southern China, and into Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodja, Vietnam, Malaysia and also Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia.Size:These bird…

Rhipidura javanica Photo by Peter Ericsson (Oriental Bird Images) Common name:pied fantail (en); cauda-de-leque-bicolor (pt); rhipidure pie (fr); cola de abanico pálido (es); Malaienfächerschwanz (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Rhipiduridae Range:This species is found from southern Myanmar and Laos to western Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines.Size:These birds are around 18-19 cm long and weigh 11-14 g.Habitat:The pied…