Vidua hypocherina
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The steel-blue whydah (Vidua hypocherina) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steel-blue Whydah sighting in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 272 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Steel-blue Whydah in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Mkomazi National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 5 mm in July. May has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Steel-blue Whydah sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Steel-blue Whydah sightings, Mkomazi National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
Same genus: Vidua
The closest relatives of the Steel-blue Whydah that you can see in Mkomazi National Park (genus Vidua, Indigobirds and Whydahs) are Pin-tailed Whydah (about 30%), Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (about 30%) and Straw-tailed Whydah (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Steel-blue Whydah is recorded against all the birds logged in Mkomazi National Park (20 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.
