Black Widowfinch

Black Widowfinch

Vidua funerea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Widowfinch in Kruger National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Black Widowfinch sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Widowfinch in Kruger National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black Widowfinch in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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