Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes ardens (Red-collared Widowbird)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Jackson's Widowbird
Euplectes jacksoni
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Long-tailed Widow-bird
Euplectes progne
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-collared Widowbird in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Red-collared Widowbird sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 162 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-collared Widowbird in Masai Mara National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-collared Widowbird in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.