Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes axillaris (Fan-tailed Widowbird)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Jackson's Widowbird
Euplectes jacksoni
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
📅 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 Fan-tailed Widowbird in Serengeti National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Fan-tailed Widowbird sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 345 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fan-tailed Widowbird in Serengeti National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Fan-tailed Widowbird in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.