
The shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah (Vidua regia) is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua.
Most records Dec to Mar
When Shaft-tailed Whydah sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 248 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Northern Cape and beyond
Provinces where Shaft-tailed Whydah is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
248 records, iNaturalist
1 Ergebnis in Limpopo
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Shaft-tailed Whydah: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Marakele National Park.
Selbst fahren
Eigenes Fahrzeug, eigenes Tempo, auf den Straßen des Parks.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Art
Vidua regia
Nachweise
248
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Shaft-tailed Whydah auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Shaft-tailed Whydah at stays in or beside Marakele National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Shaft-tailed Whydah is most recorded in Northern Cape (42% of records), Limpopo (32% of records), North West (21% of records), based on 248 iNaturalist observations. 1 place to stay on Spekboom in Limpopo has recorded the Shaft-tailed Whydah on site or nearby.
Sightings of the Shaft-tailed Whydah peak from Dec to Mar, based on 248 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah (Vidua regia) is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua. During the breeding season the male has black crown and upper body plumage, golden breast and four elongated black tail shaft feathers with expanded tips. After the breeding season is over, the male sheds its long tail and grows olive brown female-like plumage.