Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
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Long-tailed Paradise Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Liwonde National Park
13 Verified records at Liwonde National Park
December 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Paradise Whydah sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park

Village Indigobird
LC

Village Indigobird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua chalybeata

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

Pin-tailed Whydah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua macroura

5–10% · With luck
Purple Indigobird
LC

Purple Indigobird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua purpurascens

5–10% · Rare
Black Widowfinch
LC

Black Widowfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua funerea

<5% · Rare
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah
LC

Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua obtusa

<5% · Rare
Meves's Glossy-starling
LC

Meves's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis mevesii

70–80% · Very likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

70–80% · Very likely
Collared Palmthrush
LC

Collared Palmthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cichladusa arquata

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

50–60% · Likely
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
LC

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer diffusus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Liwonde National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Paradise Whydah sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Paradise Whydah in Liwonde National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Paradise Whydah in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.

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