Spotted Fantail
Rhipidura perlata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhipiduridae (Fantails)
- GenusRhipidura (Fantails)
- SpeciesRhipidura perlata (Spotted Fantail)
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
Rhipidura javanica
White-throated Fantail
Rhipidura albicollis
Little Spiderhunter
Arachnothera longirostra
Slender-billed Crow
Corvus enca
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Eurylaimus ochromalus
White-crowned Shama
Copsychus stricklandii
Lesser Green Leafbird
Chloropsis cyanopogon
Spectacled Bulbul
Rubigula erythropthalmos
Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker
Prionochilus xanthopygius
Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus brunneus
Black-headed Pitta
Erythropitta ussheri
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
Dicaeum trigonostigma
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Fantail in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Spotted Fantail sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 278 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Fantail in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
March has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Fantail in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.