Vidua hypocherina
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 234th most-seen of the 411 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 April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steel-blue Whydah in Tarangire National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months. Those are among Tarangire National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against almost none in September.
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.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Steel-blue Whydah sightings, Tarangire National Park ranks 5th 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%).
Same genus: Vidua
The closest relatives of the Steel-blue Whydah that you can see in Tarangire National Park (genus Vidua, Indigobirds and Whydahs) are Pin-tailed Whydah (about 20%), Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (about 10%) and Straw-tailed 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 Tarangire National Park (46 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.
