Malaysian Pied-Fantail
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Malaysian Pied-Fantail

Rhipidura javanica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
651 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Sunda pied fantail (Rhipidura javanica), also known as the Malaysian pied fantail, is a species of bird in the fantail family. It is locally referred to as murai gila, literally "crazy thrush" in the Malay language. It was previously considered conspecific with the Philippine pied fantail. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Malaysian Pied-Fantail sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 651 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Spotted Fantail
LC

Spotted Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura perlata

20–30% · With luck
White-throated Fantail
LC

White-throated Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albicollis

<5% · Rare
Little Spiderhunter
LC

Little Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera longirostra

50–60% · Likely
Slender-billed Crow
LC

Slender-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus enca

50–60% · Likely
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
NT

Black-and-yellow Broadbill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eurylaimus ochromalus

50–60% · Likely
White-crowned Shama

White-crowned Shama

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus stricklandii

50–60% · Likely
Lesser Green Leafbird
NT

Lesser Green Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

40–50% · Likely
Spectacled Bulbul

Spectacled Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rubigula erythropthalmos

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
LC

Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prionochilus xanthopygius

40–50% · Likely
Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

Red-eyed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus brunneus

40–50% · Possible
Black-headed Pitta
LC Endemic

Black-headed Pitta

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Erythropitta ussheri

40–50% · Possible
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
LC

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum trigonostigma

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
50–60%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
5 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
7 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
8 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
9 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
10 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
12 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malaysian Pied-Fantail in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Malaysian Pied-Fantail sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 651 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malaysian Pied-Fantail in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

January has the highest sighting rate for Malaysian Pied-Fantail in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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