Rhipidura perlata
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The spotted fantail (Rhipidura perlata) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found throughout Sumatra, Borneo and the southern Malay Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Fantail sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 187th most-seen of the 242 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Fantail in Sepilok on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Fantail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Spotted Fantail sightings, Sepilok ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 10%) and Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Fantail is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (18 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.
