Vidua funerea
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The name dusky indigobird can also refer to Vidua purpurascens. The dusky indigobird, variable indigobird, or black widowfinch (Vidua funerea) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
Dusky indigobird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 4 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Widowfinch sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 159th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Widowfinch in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–November, the lowest months. March and December–January have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Widowfinch sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black Widowfinch sightings, Gorongosa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Liwonde National Park (Malawi, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Widowfinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Gorongosa National Park (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
