Vidua fischeri
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In 3 days <5%
The straw-tailed whydah (Vidua fischeri) 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. Like all other whydah species, the straw-tailed whydah is a brood parasite. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 8 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-tailed Whydah sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 352nd most-seen of the 371 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-tailed Whydah in Nairobi National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Straw-tailed 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.
12th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Straw-tailed Whydah sightings, Nairobi National Park ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%), Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Straw-tailed Whydah is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi National Park (7 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.
