Vidua fischeri
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-tailed Whydah sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 156 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 380 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Straw-tailed Whydah in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Straw-tailed Whydah sightings, Tsavo West National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same genus: Vidua
The closest relatives of the Straw-tailed Whydah that you can see in Tsavo West National Park (genus Vidua, Indigobirds and Whydahs) are Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (about 30%) 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 Straw-tailed Whydah is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo West National Park (156 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.
