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 Samburu National Reserve, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Fire-fronted Bishop
Euplectes diadematus
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Golden Palm Weaver
Ploceus bojeri
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
📅 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 Samburu National Reserve?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Widowbird sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-winged Widowbird in Samburu National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Widowbird in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.