Malaysian Pied-Fantail
Rhipidura javanica

The Sunda pied fantail, 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. Source
Where it is now
In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 1,789 times across 5 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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Movement and weather
Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Asia ranged from 3°N in November to 17°N in September, about 1,600 km apart.
Arrival dates
The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.
| Region | First arrival | Last arrival | Typical peak | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | 10 August 2026 | 10 August 2026 | 12 October 2026 | 1 |
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.