Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah

Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah

Vidua obtusa

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

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
9 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
15 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah in Mana Pools National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah in Mana Pools National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.

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