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Queen Elizabeth National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pin-tailed Whydah during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Queen Elizabeth National Park
In Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-tailed Whydah sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Volcanoes National Park and more
After Queen Elizabeth National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pin-tailed Whydah are in Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 40%), Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–March and November–December in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 60%), October and December in Volcanoes National Park (about 60%) and January in Mkomazi National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pin-tailed Whydah on a given day. Each park's Pin-tailed Whydah page has the full month-by-month chart.
