Black Widowfinch

Black Widowfinch

Vidua funerea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
161 Verified records at Kruger National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Widowfinch sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 161 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Widowfinch in Kruger National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Black Widowfinch sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 161 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black Widowfinch in Kruger National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black Widowfinch in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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