Rhipidura phasiana
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In 3 days ~60% 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 · 2024
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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 Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mangrove Fantail in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, the lowest month. Those are among Ningaloo Marine Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 50 mm in June.
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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Mangrove Fantail sightings, Ningaloo Marine Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cape Range (Australia, about 30%).
Same genus: Rhipidura
The closest relatives of the Mangrove Fantail that you can see in Ningaloo Marine Park (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 Ningaloo Marine Park (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.
