Where to see
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Egmont National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a New Zealand Fantail during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Egmont National Park
In Egmont National Park, New Zealand, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a New Zealand Fantail sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Rakiura National Park and more
After Egmont National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a New Zealand Fantail are in Rakiura National Park (New Zealand, about 70%), Arthur's Pass National Park (New Zealand, about 70%) and Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand, about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–July and September in Egmont National Park (about 90%), March–May and July in Rakiura National Park (about 90%) and March in Arthur's Pass National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a New Zealand Fantail on a given day. Each park's New Zealand Fantail page has the full month-by-month chart.
