On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Fantail shrimp is a popular breed of fancy pigeon.

It is characterised by a fan-shaped tail composed of 30 to 40 feathers, abnormally more than most members of the dove and pigeon family, which usually have 12 to 14 tail feathers. There is a feather mutation called Silky that gives an interesting lace effect to a Fantail’s tail feathers. Fantails with this mutation are known as Silky or Lace Fantails. Fantails are often used by pigeon flyers in the training of racing pigeons and Tipplers. They are used as droppers in that they are placed on the loft landing board as a signal to the flying birds to come in and be fed.

This breed was first introduced by Charles Darwin. They are similar to Indian Fantails, but are pure white and have ribbon-like stripes on their tails. It is difficult to breed outside of Thailand, and few people have done so. A breeder in Pakistan successfully produced striped Thai Fantails by pairing black colored males and brown colored females of different breeds.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This article is about the bird. The true wagtails are part of the genus Motacilla in the family Motacillidae and are not close relatives of the fantails. When the tail is folded it is rounded at the end, but when spread in display or aerial foraging it has a characteristic fan shape that gives the family its name. Fantails adopt a hunched horizontal posture most of the time, with the wings drooped and held away from the body and the tail half cocked. The wings of fantails are tapered and have sacrificed speed for agility, making fantails highly efficient at catching insect prey.

The bills of fantails are typical for aerial insect eating birds, being flat and triangular. The gape is surrounded by two rows of rictal bristles which are long, often as long as the bill. The bills of most species are fairly weak, limiting fantails to softer insects, although the more terrestrial willie wagtail has a stronger bill. The plumage of most fantails shows some variation, most species are relatively uniform with some markings. A few species, such as the Rennell fantail, have uniform plumage, while others have striking if sombre patterns. Fantails are an Australasian family that has spread from as far as Samoa to northern India.