Vidua interjecta
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The exclamatory paradise whydah or Uelle paradise whydah (Vidua interjecta) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in the Sudanian savanna region in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (extreme north only), Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, and Togo. It was formerly considered conspecific with the related species long-tailed paradise whydah Vidua paradisaea of eastern and southern Africa, being originally described as a subspecies of it.
The females and non-breeding males are 13–14 cm long, while breeding males grow exceptionally long tail feathers extending the bird's full length to 38–40 cm. It differs from the long-tailed paradise whydah in the male having a marginally shorter and broader tail, and an orange-toned nape, rather than buff; and the females having a pink, rather than dark grey, bill. It is also very similar to the Sahel paradise whydah Vidua orientalis (with which it overlaps in range), the males differing from this in the tail being longer; and again the females having a pink, rather than dark grey, bill. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 194th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, August–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Niokolo-Koba National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 300 mm in August. May–July and October have too few records to rate.
Only Niokolo-Koba National Park, in our data
Niokolo-Koba National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah is recorded against all the birds logged in Niokolo-Koba National Park (9 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.
