Where to see
Vidua chalybeata
Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Village Indigobird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
Niokolo-Koba National Park
In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Village Indigobird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ruaha National Park and more
After Niokolo-Koba National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Village Indigobird are in Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 20%), Lake Manyara National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 50%), May in Ruaha National Park (about 50%) and January and March–May in Lake Manyara National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Village Indigobird on a given day. Each park's Village Indigobird page has the full month-by-month chart.
