Where to see
Pytilia melba
Ruaha National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Green-winged Pytilia during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 15 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Ruaha National Park
In Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Green-winged Pytilia sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Waterberg Plateau Park and more
After Ruaha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Green-winged Pytilia are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 40%), Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%) and Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and November–December in Ruaha National Park (about 60%), August in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 60%) and September and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Green-winged Pytilia on a given day. Each park's Green-winged Pytilia page has the full month-by-month chart.
