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 Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 320th most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steel-blue Whydah in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–December, the lowest months. Those are among Tsavo West National Park's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in July.
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.
7th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Steel-blue Whydah sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 7th 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 Tsavo West National Park (genus Vidua, Indigobirds and Whydahs) are Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (about 30%), Straw-tailed Whydah (about 20%) and Pin-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 Tsavo West National Park (13 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.
