Pin-tailed Whydah

Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
20–30%
5 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
11 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
17 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
18 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
19 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
20 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
21 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
22 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
23 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
24 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
25 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
26 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
27 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
28 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
29 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
30 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
31 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
32 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
33 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
34 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
35 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
36 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
37 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
38 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
39 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
40 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
41 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
42 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
43 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
44 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pin-tailed Whydah in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Pin-tailed Whydah sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 659 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pin-tailed Whydah in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Pin-tailed Whydah in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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