Vidua hypocherina
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Steel-blue Whydah sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 515 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th most-seen of the 469 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Steel-blue Whydah in Serengeti National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to December, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Steel-blue Whydah sightings, Serengeti National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 10%) and Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same genus: Vidua
The closest relatives of the Steel-blue Whydah that you can see in Serengeti National Park (genus Vidua, Indigobirds and Whydahs) are Pin-tailed Whydah (about 20%), Straw-tailed Whydah (about 10%) and Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (about 10%), 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 Serengeti National Park (515 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.
