Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
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Long-tailed Paradise Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

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

The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) is a bird in the family Viduidae of the order Passeriformes. It is a small passerine with a short, stubby bill, found across eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia south to South Africa and west to Angola. It is mostly granivorous, and feed on seeds that have ripened and fallen on the ground. The ability to distinguish between males and females is quite difficult unless it is breeding season. During this time, the males moult into breeding plumage where they have a distinctive long tail. This can be up to three times longer than its own body or even more. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Paradise Whydah sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Shaft-tailed Whydah
LC

Shaft-tailed Whydah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua regia

10–20% · With luck
Pin-tailed Whydah
LC

Pin-tailed Whydah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua macroura

Insufficient data
African Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

African Red-eyed Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus nigricans

80–90% · Very likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

60–70% · Likely
Pale-winged Starling
LC

Pale-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus nabouroup

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Pririt Batis
LC

Pririt Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis pririt

50–60% · Likely
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
LC

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius atrococcineus

50–60% · Likely
White-breasted Sunbird
LC

White-breasted Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris talatala

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

40–50% · Likely
Rock Martin
LC

Rock Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
2 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
10 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
12 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
15 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
18 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
19 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
20 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
21 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
22 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
26 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
27 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
28 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
29 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
30 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
32 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
33 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
34 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
35 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Paradise Whydah in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Paradise Whydah sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Paradise Whydah in Waterberg Plateau Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Paradise Whydah in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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