Family

Fantails

Rhipiduridae

14 species in our catalog · found in 69 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyRhipiduridae (Fantails)

Species in this group

Rhipidura leucophrys

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Rhipidura fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Rhipidura javanica

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Rhipidura albiscapa

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Rhipidura aureola

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Rhipidura albicollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Rhipidura rufifrons

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Rhipidura rufiventris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhipidura phasiana

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rhipidura dryas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Rhipidura albogularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhipidura perlata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhipidura threnothorax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rhipidura maculipectus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Fantails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	~90%
	Willie Wagtail			~80%
	Grey Fantail			<5%
2	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4 of 14	~80%
	Willie Wagtail			~80%
	Northern Fantail			~30%
	Sooty Thicket-Fantail			<5%
	Black Thicket-Fantail			<5%
3	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 14	~80%
	New Zealand Fantail			~80%
4	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~80%
	Willie Wagtail			~60%
	Northern Fantail			~40%
	Arafura Fantail			~20%
5	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~70%
	Willie Wagtail			~30%
6	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~80%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~80%
7	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~70%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
8	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~50%
	Rufous Fantail			~50%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
9	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~70%
	Willie Wagtail			~30%
	Rufous Fantail			<5%
10	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~80%
	Grey Fantail			~80%
11	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 14	~70%
	New Zealand Fantail			~70%
12	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~70%
	Grey Fantail			~60%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
	Rufous Fantail			<5%
13	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 14	~70%
	New Zealand Fantail			~70%
14	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 14	~70%
	New Zealand Fantail			~70%
15	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~70%
	Grey Fantail			~70%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
	Willie Wagtail			<5%
16	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~70%
	White-browed Fantail			~70%
17	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 14	~70%
	New Zealand Fantail			~70%
18	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~70%
	Grey Fantail			~70%
19	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~60%
	Grey Fantail			~50%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
	Rufous Fantail			~20%
20	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	~60%
	Willie Wagtail			~60%
	Grey Fantail			~10%
21	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~60%
	White-browed Fantail			~60%
22	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~60%
	Grey Fantail			~50%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
23	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~60%
	Grey Fantail			~40%
	Rufous Fantail			~20%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
24	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~60%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~60%
25	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~60%
	Grey Fantail			~50%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
26	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~60%
	Grey Fantail			~60%
27	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 14	~60%
	New Zealand Fantail			~60%
28	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~60%
	Northern Fantail			~40%
	Willie Wagtail			~30%
	Arafura Fantail			<5%
29	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 14	~60%
	White-throated Fantail			~60%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			<5%
	Spotted Fantail			<5%
30	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~60%
	White-browed Fantail			~60%
31	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 14	~60%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~50%
	Spotted Fantail			~20%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
32	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~60%
	White-browed Fantail			~60%
33	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	~60%
	Willie Wagtail			~40%
	Grey Fantail			~30%
34	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~50%
	Northern Fantail			~30%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
	Arafura Fantail			<5%
35	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~50%
	Mangrove Fantail			~30%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
	Grey Fantail			~10%
36	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~50%
	Willie Wagtail			~20%
	Grey Fantail			~20%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
37	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 14	~40%
	White-throated Fantail			~40%
	Spotted Fantail			<5%
38	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~40%
	Mangrove Fantail			~30%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
	Grey Fantail			~10%
39	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3 of 14	~40%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~40%
	Spotted Fantail			<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
40	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~40%
	White-throated Fantail			~40%
41	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	~40%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~40%
	Spotted Fantail			<5%
42	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~40%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~20%
	White-browed Fantail			~20%
43	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~40%
	White-browed Fantail			~20%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~10%
44	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~30%
	White-throated Fantail			~30%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
45	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~30%
	White-browed Fantail			~30%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			<5%
46	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	White-throated Fantail			~30%
47	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 14	~30%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
	Grey Fantail			~10%
	Northern Fantail			<5%
48	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 14	~30%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~20%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
49	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~20%
	White-browed Fantail			~20%
50	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~20%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
51	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	White-throated Fantail			~20%
52	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~20%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~20%
53	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 14	~20%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
54	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	~20%
	Willie Wagtail			~10%
	Grey Fantail			~10%
55	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 14	~20%
	White-throated Fantail			~20%
56	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~20%
	White-browed Fantail			~20%
57	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 14	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
58	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 14	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
59	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 14	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
60	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	~10%
	Spotted Fantail			~10%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			<5%
61	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	~10%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~10%
62	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~10%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
63	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
64	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			<5%
65	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 14	<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
66	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	<5%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			<5%
67	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	<5%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
68	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 14	<5%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			<5%
69	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	~90%
	Willie Wagtail			~90%
	Grey Fantail			~30%
2	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 14	~80%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~80%
3	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 14	~70%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~70%
4	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~70%
	Willie Wagtail			~60%
	Grey Fantail			~30%
	Rufous Fantail			~10%
5	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 14	~60%
	White-throated Fantail			~60%
6	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~60%
	Grey Fantail			~40%
	Willie Wagtail			~30%
	Rufous Fantail			<5%
7	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~60%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~60%
8	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 14	~50%
	New Zealand Fantail			~50%
9	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~50%
	White-throated Fantail			~50%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
10	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~50%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~50%
11	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~50%
	White-throated Fantail			~50%
12	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~50%
	Willie Wagtail			~40%
	Grey Fantail			~20%
	Rufous Fantail			<5%
13	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 14	~50%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~50%
14	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~50%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~50%
15	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~40%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~40%
16	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~40%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~40%
17	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~40%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~30%
	White-browed Fantail			~20%
18	Indore	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~40%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~30%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
19	Cần Thơ	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 14	~40%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~40%
20	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~40%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~30%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
21	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~40%
	Grey Fantail			~40%
22	Hajipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~40%
	White-throated Fantail			~40%
23	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~40%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~40%
24	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~30%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~30%
25	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~30%
26	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~30%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~30%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
27	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~30%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~30%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
28	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 14	~30%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~30%
29	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	White-browed Fantail			~30%
30	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	~20%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~20%
31	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	White-throated Fantail			~20%
32	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~20%
	White-throated Fantail			~20%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
33	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 14	~20%
	White-throated Fantail			~20%
34	Semarang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~20%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~20%
35	Solapur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~20%
36	Kunming	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~20%
	White-throated Fantail			~20%
37	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	White-browed Fantail			~20%
38	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 14	~20%
	White-browed Fantail			~20%
39	Surat	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~10%
40	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	~10%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~10%
41	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 14	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
42	Lahore	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1 of 14	~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
43	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			<5%
44	Chattogram	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 14	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
45	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	~10%
	Malaysian Pied-Fantail			~10%
46	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
47	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~10%
48	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	White-browed Fantail			~10%
49	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
50	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			~10%
51	Chongqing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~10%
	White-throated Fantail			~10%
52	Yangon	🇲🇲 Myanmar	1 of 14	<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
53	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			<5%
54	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
55	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
	Spot-breasted Fantail			<5%
56	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
57	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 14	<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
58	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%
59	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 14	<5%
	White-throated Fantail			<5%
60	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	<5%
	White-browed Fantail			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Alice Springs Desert Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
2	Willowbank Wildlife Reserve	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity

Fantails

Species in this group

Willie Wagtail

New Zealand Fantail

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

Grey Fantail

White-browed Fantail

White-throated Fantail

Rufous Fantail

Northern Fantail

Mangrove Fantail

Arafura Fantail

Spot-breasted Fantail

Spotted Fantail

Sooty Thicket-Fantail

Black Thicket-Fantail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Fantails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found