Purple Indigobird
Vidua purpurascens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyViduidae (Indigobirds and Whydahs)
- GenusVidua (Indigobirds and Whydahs)
- SpeciesVidua purpurascens (Purple Indigobird)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Indigobird sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park
Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
Vidua paradisaea
Black Widowfinch
Vidua funerea
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah
Vidua obtusa
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Collared Palmthrush
Cichladusa arquata
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 10 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Purple Indigobird in Liwonde National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Indigobird sighting in Liwonde National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Purple Indigobird in Liwonde National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Purple Indigobird in Liwonde National Park in our monthly data.