Rhipidura phasiana
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The mangrove fantail (Rhipidura phasiana) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in the Aru Islands and along the coast of southeastern New Guinea, western and northern Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia →
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Australia · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Fantail sighting in Cape Range on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 84 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Fantail in Cape Range on a given day, against about 20% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Cape Range's driest months, with almost no rain against 55 mm in June. February has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mangrove Fantail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mangrove Fantail sightings, Cape Range has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same genus: Rhipidura
The closest relatives of the Mangrove Fantail that you can see in Cape Range (genus Rhipidura, Fantails) are Willie Wagtail (about 10%) and Grey Fantail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mangrove Fantail is recorded against all the birds logged in Cape Range (76 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
