White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes albonotatus (White-winged Widowbird)
The white-winged widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male's yellow plumage turns dark and he gains more white feathers, contrasting with the female's predominantly pale coloration. Three subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Widowbird sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Jackson's Widowbird
Euplectes jacksoni
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Euplectes afer
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Speke's Weaver
Ploceus spekei
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Widowbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Widowbird sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-winged Widowbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Widowbird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.