White-Throated Fantail

The white-throated fantail is a small passerine about 19 cm long, with a dark fan-shaped tail edged in white and a white eyebrow and throat; the plumage varies a lot between races. Most resemble the Himalayan race, primarily slate grey above and below with a black eye mask. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation from the Himalaya, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia, and can be confused with the white-browed fantail where their ranges overlap. The white-spotted fantail was until recently considered a subspecies (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is insectivorous and often fans its tail as it moves through the undergrowth. The male's call is a valuable tool for detection and identification. It lays three white eggs with a band of brown spots in a small cup nest in a tree (Wikipedia, general species account).