White-throated Fantail
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White-throated Fantail

Rhipidura albicollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
1,246 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia. The white-spotted fantail (R. albogularis) until recently was considered a subspecies. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Fantail sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,246 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Malaysian Pied-Fantail
LC

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura javanica

<5% · Rare
Spotted Fantail
LC

Spotted Fantail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhipidura perlata

<5% · Rare
Bornean Treepie
LC

Bornean Treepie

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dendrocitta cinerascens

70–80% · Very likely
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Warbler

Yellow-breasted Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Seicercus montis

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped White-eye
LC

Black-capped White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops atricapilla

60–70% · Likely
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Leaf Warbler
LC

Mountain Leaf Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus trivirgatus

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistler
LC

Bornean Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala hypoxantha

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
LC

Chestnut-crested Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Staphida everetti

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
LC

Bornean Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus borneensis

50–60% · Likely
Black-sided Flowerpecker
LC

Black-sided Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum monticolum

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
50–60%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
40–50%
4 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
6 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
9 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
10 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
12 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
13 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
14 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
16 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Fantail in Kinabalu Park?

About 56% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Fantail sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 1,246 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-throated Fantail in Kinabalu Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for White-throated Fantail in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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