Steel-blue Whydah

Steel-blue Whydah

Vidua hypocherina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ruaha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
0–10
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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
5 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Steel-blue Whydah in Ruaha National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Steel-blue Whydah sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Steel-blue Whydah in Ruaha National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Steel-blue Whydah in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.

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