Northern Fantail
Rhipidura rufiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhipiduridae (Fantails)
- GenusRhipidura (Fantails)
- SpeciesRhipidura rufiventris (Northern Fantail)
The northern fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in New Guinea, Timor, and northern Australia (from Broome in Western Australia to the Shire of Burdekin in Queensland). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fantail sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Green Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus
Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Helmeted Friarbird
Philemon buceroides
Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
Metallic Starling
Aplonis metallica
Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Meliphaga notata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Fantail in Daintree National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Fantail sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Fantail in Daintree National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Fantail in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.