Straw-tailed Whydah

Closest Relatives at Awash National Park

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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	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
2	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
3	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
4	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
5	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
6	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
7	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	<5%
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
9	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
10	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
12	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
14	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Straw-tailed Whydah in Awash National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-tailed Whydah sighting in Awash National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Straw-tailed Whydah in Awash National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Straw-tailed Whydah in Awash National Park in our monthly data.