White-browed Fantail
A species of Fantails Scientific name : Rhipidura aureola Genus : Fantails
White-browed Fantail, A species of Fantails
Botanical name: Rhipidura aureola
Genus: Fantails
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Description General Info
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Description
The adult white-browed fantail is about 18 cm long. It has dark brown upperparts, with white spots on the wings, and whitish underparts. The fan-shaped tail is edged in white, and the long white supercilia meet on the forehead. The throat and eyemask are blackish and border whitish moustachial stripes. 
Size
19 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
White-browed Fantail primarily consumes flying insects, especially flies and bugs. It forages in lower vegetation, seldom on the ground, catching prey in midair or from foliage. White-browed Fantail employs an active hunting style, characterized by aerial sallies and wing-flicking to flush out insects. This bird occasionally follows larger animals to catch disturbed insects and joins mixed-species flocks to feed.
Habitat
White-browed Fantail typically inhabits an array of woodland environments in tropical regions of South and Southeast Asia. The species thrives in diverse habitats such as dry dipterocarp and mixed deciduous forests, secondary scrubs, savannas, and even acacia-dominated areas. White-browed Fantail is also commonly found in orchards and trees along canals, adapting well to human-modified landscapes like gardens and urban areas. Their altitude range extends from the plains up to 1500 meters in the Indian Subcontinent and up to 1065 meters in Southeast Asia.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
Three eggs are laid in a small cup nest in a tree. The white-browed fantail is insectivorous, and often fans its tail as it moves through the undergrowth.
Distribution Area
The white-browed fantail breeds across tropical regions of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The species ranges from eastern Pakistan to southern Indochina. It is found in forest and other woodland.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Fantails Genus
Fantails Species
White-browed Fantail 
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