Genus

Indigobirds and Whydahs

Vidua

11 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyViduidae (Indigobirds and Whydahs)
GenusVidua (Indigobirds and Whydahs)

Species in this group

Vidua macroura

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Vidua chalybeata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Vidua paradisaea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Vidua fischeri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vidua hypocherina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vidua regia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vidua funerea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vidua purpurascens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vidua obtusa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vidua interjecta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vidua codringtoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Indigobirds and Whydahs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 10 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 11	~70%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~30%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~30%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
	Steel-blue Whydah			~10%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 11	~50%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~50%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 11	~50%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
4	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 11	~50%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Steel-blue Whydah			~20%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
5	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 11	~50%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~30%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 11	~50%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Steel-blue Whydah			~10%
7	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	3 of 11	~40%
	Village Indigobird			~40%
	Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah			<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 11	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 11	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Steel-blue Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
10	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 11	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~40%
11	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 11	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~30%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
12	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	4 of 11	~40%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
13	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 11	~40%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
14	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 11	~30%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
15	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 11	~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	6 of 11	~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
	Black Widowfinch			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
17	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 11	~30%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	6 of 11	~30%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
	Green Indigobird			<5%
19	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 11	~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
20	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 11	~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 11	~30%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
	Black Widowfinch			<5%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			<5%
22	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 11	~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Black Widowfinch			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
23	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 11	~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
24	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~30%
25	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 11	~30%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
26	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 11	~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Black Widowfinch			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
27	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
28	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3 of 11	~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
29	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
30	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
31	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 11	~20%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
32	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
33	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Steel-blue Whydah			<5%
34	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
35	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
36	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
37	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 11	~20%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			~10%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
38	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Black Widowfinch			~10%
39	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 11	~10%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
40	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
41	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Purple Indigobird			<5%
42	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 11	~10%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
43	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
44	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
45	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Straw-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Long-tailed Paradise Whydah			<5%
46	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
47	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
48	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
49	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
50	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 11	~10%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
51	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Shaft-tailed Whydah			~10%
52	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
53	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
54	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~40%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
2	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 11	~30%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~30%
3	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
4	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
5	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 11	~20%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
6	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
7	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 11	~20%
	Village Indigobird			~20%
8	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~20%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~20%
9	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
10	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 11	~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
11	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 11	~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
12	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 11	~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
13	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
14	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
15	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 11	~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
16	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 11	~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
17	Lilongwe	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 11	~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
18	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 11	~10%
	Village Indigobird			~10%
19	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			~10%
20	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 11	~10%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
	Village Indigobird			<5%
21	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
22	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
23	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
24	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
25	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
26	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%
27	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 11	<5%
	Pin-tailed Whydah			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Memphis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
7	African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
8	National Aviary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Bird Kingdom	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
10	Bloedel Conservatory	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity

Indigobirds and Whydahs

Species in this group

Pin-tailed Whydah

Village Indigobird

Long-tailed Paradise Whydah

Straw-tailed Whydah

Steel-blue Whydah

Shaft-tailed Whydah

Black Widowfinch

Purple Indigobird

Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah

Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah

Green Indigobird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Indigobirds and Whydahs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found