Family

Fantails

Rhipiduridae

17 species in our catalog · found in 73 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyRhipiduridae (Fantails)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Rhipidura leucophrys

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Rhipidura fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Rhipidura javanica

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Rhipidura albiscapa

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Rhipidura aureola

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Rhipidura albicollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Rhipidura rufifrons

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Rhipidura rufiventris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhipidura phasiana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhipidura dryas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhipidura perlata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Rhipidura albogularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhipidura maculipectus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Rhipidura diluta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhipidura threnothorax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rhipidura atra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhipidura leucothorax

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Fantails

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~80%
	Willie Wagtail			~80%
	Grey Fantail			<5%
2	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	6	~80%
	Willie Wagtail			~80%
	Northern Fantail			~20%
	Black Thicket-Fantail			<5%
	Sooty Thicket-Fantail			<5%
	Black Fantail			Insufficient data
	White-bellied Thicket-Fantail			Insufficient data
3	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~80%
	New Zealand Fantail			~80%
4	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~70%
	Willie Wagtail			~30%
	Rufous Fantail			~20%
5	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~80%
	New Zealand Fantail			~80%
6	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~80%
	Willie Wagtail			~60%
	Northern Fantail			~40%
	Arafura Fantail			~20%
	Grey Fantail			Insufficient data
	Mangrove Fantail			Insufficient data
7	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~80%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~80%
	Spotted Fantail			Insufficient data
	White-throated Fantail			Insufficient data
8	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~70%
	Willie Wagtail			~40%
9	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~70%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
10	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~50%
	Rufous Fantail			~50%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
11	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~80%
12	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~80%
13	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~70%
	New Zealand Fantail			~70%
14	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~70%
	Grey Fantail			~60%
	Willie Wagtail			~30%
	Rufous Fantail			<5%
15	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~70%
	New Zealand Fantail			~70%
16	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~70%
	Grey Fantail			~70%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
17	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~70%
	Grey Fantail			~50%
	Rufous Fantail			~20%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
18	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~70%
	Grey Fantail			~50%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
19	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~60%
	New Zealand Fantail			~60%
20	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~60%
	Grey Fantail			~50%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
21	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~60%
	New Zealand Fantail			~60%
22	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~60%
	New Zealand Fantail			~60%
23	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~60%
	Grey Fantail			~60%
24	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~60%
	Northern Fantail			~40%
	Willie Wagtail			~30%
	Arafura Fantail			<5%
	Grey Fantail			Insufficient data
25	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~60%
	White-throated Fantail			~60%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			<5%
	Spotted Fantail			<5%
26	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~60%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~50%
	Spotted Fantail			~20%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
27	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~60%
	White-browed Fantail			~60%
28	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~60%
	Willie Wagtail			~40%
	Grey Fantail			~30%
29	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~60%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~60%
30	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~50%
	White-browed Fantail			~50%
31	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~50%
	Grey Fantail			~30%
	Rufous Fantail			~20%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
32	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~50%
	Mangrove Fantail			~40%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
	Grey Fantail			~10%
33	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~40%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~40%
	Spotted Fantail			<5%
	White-throated Fantail			Insufficient data
34	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~40%
	White-throated Fantail			~40%
	Spotted Fantail			<5%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			Insufficient data
35	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~40%
	Grey Fantail			~30%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
36	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~40%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~40%
	Spotted Fantail			<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
37	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	White-throated Fantail			~40%
38	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~40%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
	Mangrove Fantail			~20%
	Grey Fantail			~10%
39	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~40%
	White-browed Fantail			~40%
40	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~40%
	Northern Fantail			~30%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
	Arafura Fantail			<5%
41	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	White-browed Fantail			~20%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~20%
42	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~40%
	White-browed Fantail			~30%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~10%
43	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	White-browed Fantail			~30%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			<5%
44	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	White-throated Fantail			~30%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
45	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~30%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
	Grey Fantail			~10%
	Northern Fantail			<5%
46	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~30%
	White-throated Fantail			~30%
47	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~30%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~30%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
48	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
49	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	White-throated Fantail			~20%
50	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~20%
51	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~20%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
52	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	~20%
	White-throated Fantail			~20%
53	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~20%
	White-browed Fantail			~20%
54	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~20%
	White-throated Fantail			~20%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			Insufficient data
55	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
56	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
57	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
58	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
59	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
60	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~10%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
61	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~10%
62	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~10%
	Spotted Fantail			~10%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			<5%
	White-throated Fantail			Insufficient data
63	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~10%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			<5%
	White-throated Fantail			Insufficient data
	Spotted Fantail			Insufficient data
64	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			<5%
65	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
66	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			Insufficient data
67	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
68	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
69	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			Insufficient data
70	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
71	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Brown-capped Fantail			Insufficient data
72	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			Insufficient data
73	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	<5%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			Insufficient data