Pin-tailed Whydah

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

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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	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
3	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	30–40%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	20–30%
5	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
6	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
7	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	20–30%
8	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
10	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
11	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
12	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
13	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
14	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
15	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
16	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
17	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
18	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
20	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
21	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
22	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
23	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
24	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
25	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
26	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
27	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
28	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
29	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
30	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
31	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	5–10%
32	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
33	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
34	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
35	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
36	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5–10%
37	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
38	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
39	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5–10%
40	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
41	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
42	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
43	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
44	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
45	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
46	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	<5%
47	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
48	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
49	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
50	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
51	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	Insufficient data
52	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
53	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
54	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pin-tailed Whydah in Tsavo West National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Pin-tailed Whydah sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 165 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pin-tailed Whydah in Tsavo West National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Pin-tailed Whydah in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.