Vidua hypocherina
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In 3 days ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Steel-blue Whydah sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd most-seen of the 341 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steel-blue Whydah in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–December, the lowest months. Those are among Samburu National Reserve's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 95 mm in April.
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.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Steel-blue Whydah sightings, Samburu National Reserve ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 20%), Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Steel-blue Whydah is recorded against all the birds logged in Samburu National Reserve (23 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.
