Genus

Indigobirds and Whydahs

Vidua

12 species in our catalog · found in 55 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyViduidae (Indigobirds and Whydahs)
GenusVidua (Indigobirds and Whydahs)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Vidua macroura

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Vidua chalybeata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Vidua paradisaea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Vidua fischeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vidua regia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vidua hypocherina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vidua funerea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vidua purpurascens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vidua codringtoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Vidua obtusa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vidua interjecta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vidua wilsoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Indigobirds and Whydahs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~50%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Steel-blue Whydah			~10%
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~50%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~50%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
3	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	~50%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~20%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			Insufficient data
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
4	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	4	~40%
	Village Indigobird			~40%
	Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah			<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Pale-winged Indigobird			Insufficient data
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~40%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Steel-blue Whydah			~10%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
6	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~40%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Steel-blue Whydah			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			Insufficient data
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
9	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
10	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~40%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			Insufficient data
11	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			Insufficient data
	Steel-blue Whydah			Insufficient data
12	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~40%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
	Steel-blue Whydah			Insufficient data
13	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5	~40%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			Insufficient data
14	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
15	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Steel-blue Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
16	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
17	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~40%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			Insufficient data
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
18	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	~30%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			Insufficient data
19	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	6	~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Purple Indigobird			~10%
	Black Widowfinch			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
20	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~30%
21	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	6	~30%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			Insufficient data
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
	Green Indigobird			Insufficient data
22	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	7	~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
	Green Indigobird			<5%
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
23	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Black Widowfinch			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	~30%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
	Black Widowfinch			<5%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			<5%
25	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
26	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			Insufficient data
27	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
28	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	7	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Black Widowfinch			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
	Purple Indigobird			Insufficient data
	Village Indigobird			Insufficient data
	Green Indigobird			Insufficient data
30	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
31	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	~20%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
32	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			Insufficient data
	Village Indigobird			Insufficient data
33	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
34	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
35	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
36	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~20%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			Insufficient data
37	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~20%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
38	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
39	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	6	~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			Insufficient data
40	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
41	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	7	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			Insufficient data
42	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
43	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			Insufficient data
44	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	6	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
	Purple Indigobird			Insufficient data
45	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
46	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
47	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
48	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Black Widowfinch			Insufficient data
49	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
	Pin-tailed Whydah			Insufficient data
50	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			Insufficient data
51	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
52	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
53	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
54	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			Insufficient data
55	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			Insufficient data