Northern Fantail

Where to see

Northern Fantail

Rhipidura rufiventris

Nitmiluk National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Fantail during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
4 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Northern Fantail?

Nitmiluk National Park

In Nitmiluk National Park, Australia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fantail sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Northern Fantail?

Kakadu National Park and more

After Nitmiluk National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Fantail are in Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 40%), Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 30%). Outside Oceania, the best option is Raja Ampat in Southeast Asia (about 30%).

When is the best time to see a Northern Fantail?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April and September–November in Nitmiluk National Park (about 50%), July in Kakadu National Park (about 50%) and April and August in Litchfield National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Fantail on a given day. Each park's Northern Fantail page has the full month-by-month chart.