This bird has several names, like White-breasted Fantail, White-breasted Fantail Flycatcher, White-browed Fantail, White-browed Fantail Flycatcher. The white-browed fantail (Rhipidura aureola) is a small passerine bird belonging to the family Rhipiduridae. The adult white-browed fantail is about 18 cm long. It has dark brown upperparts, with white spots on the wings, and whitish underparts. The fan-shaped tail is edged in white, and the long white supercilia meet on the forehead. The throat and eyemask are blackish and bordered with whitish moustachial stripes. The white-browed fantail call is so melodious and relaxing. The white-browed fantail breeds across tropical regions of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The species ranges from eastern Pakistan to southern Indochina. It is found in forests and other woodlands.
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