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 Tsavo East National Park
Zanzibar Bishop
Euplectes nigroventris
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Fire-fronted Bishop
Euplectes diadematus
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
📅 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 Tsavo East National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Fan-tailed Widowbird sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fan-tailed Widowbird in Tsavo East National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Fan-tailed Widowbird in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.