White-spotted Fantail
A species of Fantails Scientific name : Rhipidura albogularis Genus : Fantails
White-spotted Fantail, A species of Fantails
Botanical name: Rhipidura albogularis
Genus: Fantails
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Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Description
The adult white-spotted fantail is about 19 cm long. It has a dark fan-shaped tail, edged in white, and white supercilium and throat. Birds are mainly slate grey above, with a black eye mask, and a white throat and eyebrow. It has whitish underparts, and a grey breast band that is spotted white. 
Size
17 cm
Feeding Habits
White-spotted Fantail primarily consumes small flying insects, catching them midair by flycatching. It forages within undergrowth and forest storeys, at times reaching the canopy. White-spotted Fantail often joins mixed-species flocks, feeding along the flock's edges.
Habitat
The white-spotted Fantail typically dwells in a range of wooded environments such as secondary forests, as well as urban green spaces like parks and gardens. It favors more humid and sheltered areas compared to some of its close relatives. These birds are found across broad geographical regions with diverse forested habitats, excluding specific elevation ranges.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Behavior
The white-spotted fantail lays three eggs in a small cup nest in a tree. The white-spotted fantail is insectivorous, and often fans its tail as it moves through the undergrowth. Not normally renowned as a songster, the male uses a fixed and unmistakable pattern of musical notes in its call. The notes are loud and normally divided into two stanzas – the first with 5–6 trilling notes rising and falling, followed by 4–5 notes rising up the scale and ending in the highest note. Birds use the same song year after year, with progressively small changes, with the result that the song sounds very different after 4–5 years. The male's call is a valuable tool in detection and identification of the bird.
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Fantails Genus
Fantails Species
White-spotted Fantail 
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