Vidua fischeri
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 221st most-seen of the 341 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.
December to April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-tailed Whydah in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May to November, the lowest months.
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.
8th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Straw-tailed Whydah sightings, Samburu National Reserve ranks 8th 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 Samburu National Reserve (37 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.
