White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes albonotatus (White-winged Widowbird)
The white-winged widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male's yellow plumage turns dark and he gains more white feathers, contrasting with the female's predominantly pale coloration. Three subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Widowbird sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Widowbird in Ruaha National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Widowbird sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-winged Widowbird in Ruaha National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Widowbird in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.