What Animal Lives Where

Where has the White-throated Fantail been recorded?

Rhipidura albicollis occurrence evidence comes from 158 records in 13 countries and territories, from 1896 to 2026. Most records come from Malaysia.

White-throated Fantail
White-throated Fantail — Photo (display-sized rendition): Koshy Koshy · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesPasseriformesRhipiduridaeRhipidura

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

158 records across 13 countries and territories, 1896–2026.

Rhipidura albicollis · GBIF taxon key 5231750

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18962026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where White-throated Fantail has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for White-throated Fantail. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Malaysia 53
India 43
Thailand 12
China 9
Vietnam 9
Laos 7
Myanmar 6
Bangladesh 5
Nepal 5
Indonesia 4
Bhutan 2
Cambodia 2
Pakistan 1

Related animals

Others in the family Rhipiduridae.

New Zealand Fantail
New Zealand Fantail
1,897 records
Willie-wagtail
Willie-wagtail
1,284 records
Gray Fantail
Gray Fantail
1,120 records
Rufous Fantail
Rufous Fantail
382 records
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
324 records
Northern Fantail
Northern Fantail
203 records
Black Fantail
Black Fantail
97 records
Friendly Fantail
Friendly Fantail
73 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.