New Zealand Fantail

New Zealand Fantail

Rhipidura fuliginosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
80–90%
2 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
70–80%
3 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
70–80%
4 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
5 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a New Zealand Fantail in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

About 64% of visitor-days record a New Zealand Fantail sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 123 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see New Zealand Fantail in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for New Zealand Fantail in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.

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