Fan-tailed Grassbird
Schoenicola brevirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyLocustellidae (Grassbirds and Allies)
- GenusSchoenicola (Wide-tailed Grassbirds)
- SpeciesSchoenicola brevirostris (Fan-tailed Grassbird)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Barratt's Warbler
Bradypterus barratti
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fan-tailed Grassbird in Gorongosa National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Fan-tailed Grassbird sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fan-tailed Grassbird in Gorongosa National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Fan-tailed Grassbird in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.