Euplectes jacksoni
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
Jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
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Kenya · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Jackson's Widowbird sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 286th most-seen of the 369 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jackson's Widowbird in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months. Those are among Lake Nakuru National Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jackson's Widowbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Jackson's Widowbird sightings, Lake Nakuru National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 10%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 10%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same genus: Euplectes
The closest relatives of the Jackson's Widowbird that you can see in Lake Nakuru National Park (genus Euplectes, Bishops and Widowbirds) are Yellow-rumped Widowbird (about 10%) and Long-tailed Widow-bird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jackson's Widowbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Nakuru National Park (18 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.
