Rhipidura albogularis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The white-spotted fantail or spot-breasted fantail (Rhipidura albogularis) is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation in southern and central India. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the white-throated fantail.
The white-spotted fantail was formally described in 1831 by the French naturalist René Lesson under the binomial name Muscicapa (Muscylva) albogularis. It is now one of over 60 fantails placed in the genus Rhipidura that was introduced in 1827 by the naturalists Nicholas Vigors and Thomas Horsfield.
Two subspecies are recognised: It has a dark fan-shaped tail, edged in white, and white supercilium and throat. Birds are mainly slate grey above, with a black eye mask, and a white throat and eyebrow. It has whitish underparts, and a grey breast band that is spotted white.
The white-spotted fantail lays three eggs in a small cup nest in a tree. The white-spotted fantail is insectivorous, and often fans its tail as it moves through... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Nashik | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Jabalpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Indore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Nagpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Vadodara | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-breasted Fantail sighting in Mudumalai National Park on a given day, based on 203 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th most-seen of the 233 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July–August and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-breasted Fantail in Mudumalai National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Mudumalai National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in February.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Spot-breasted Fantail sightings, Mudumalai National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Bandipur National Park (India, about 10%) and Satpura National Park (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-breasted Fantail is recorded against all the birds logged in Mudumalai National Park (203 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.
