20 March 2009

The name fits its character

The Pied Fantail malay name (Murai Gila) fits its character perfectly, a very skittish bird, jumping around the branches with its tail fanning out..


Murai Gila(Malay)
Pied Fantail
Rhipidura Javanica

Murai in malay basically describe a blackish bird with a beautiful voice and Gila means mad.


showing its fantail, albeit a little blurred.

two chicks in a nest


normally I found it stays under shady trees, overgrown bushes near water.

3 comments:

  1. Great photo of mother and chicks.
    The 2nd pic really shows the 'fan' at the tail.

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  2. thanks tabib, too bad a bit blurred

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  3. good find. are you gonna visit again to see how well they will developed?

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Sweets or Stones, it must worth something..jot it down!