Black Widowfinch
Vidua funerea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyViduidae (Indigobirds and Whydahs)
- GenusVidua (Indigobirds and Whydahs)
- SpeciesVidua funerea (Black Widowfinch)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
Vidua paradisaea
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah
Vidua obtusa
Purple Indigobird
Vidua purpurascens
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
Green Indigobird
Vidua codringtoni
Cuckoo Finch
Anomalospiza imberbis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
📅 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 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Widowfinch in Gorongosa National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Black Widowfinch sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Widowfinch in Gorongosa National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black Widowfinch in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.