Thailand

Malaysian Pied-Fantail*

One of 47 species in the genus
Rhipidura...in Brunei, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Rhipidura javanica

(L 6.9-7.7")

Lumpini Park

Bangkok

10Mar2016

Near Kaeng Krachan
Nat’l Park

29Mar2016

*aka Muria Gila in the Malay
language...meaning “crazy thrush”

The fantail darts here,

and there,

busily snatching insects,

out of the air

Such a friendly little thing,

two ounces of fluff,

and feathers, on the wing.

(Tango)

© Peter
Boesman

xeno-canto

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