
Pin-tailed Whydah
The pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) is a small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males.
Informazioni sulla specie
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 2,978 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.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Pin-tailed Whydah is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,978 records, iNaturalist
Parchi in cui gli host segnalano: Pin-tailed Whydah
Strutture che sostengono una causa
In tutto il Capo Occidentale
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Karoo succulento · Black backed jackal · Honey badger
Sostiene BirdLife South Africa
Da R 350 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos
Sostiene Pietersfontein Conservancy
Da R 1,155 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Sostiene BirdLife South Africa
Da R 5,636 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Gemsbok · Greater kudu
Sostiene Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
Da R 5,060 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Spekboom · Outeniqua yellowwood
Sostiene Revive Knysna
Da R 2,310 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Prezzo su richiesta
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Karoo succulento
Da R 630 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos · Southern right whale
Da R 4,640 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Prezzo su richiesta
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 1,180 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Foresta
Da R 2,170 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Prezzo su richiesta
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 680 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos · Cape fur seal
Da R 1,560 a notte
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos
Sostiene BirdLife South Africa
Prezzo su richiesta
Avvistato spesso · Birder Friendly · Bioma: Fynbos · Black backed jackal · Honey badger
Sostiene BirdLife South Africa
Da R 1,500 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos · Spekboom
Da R 300 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos · Spekboom
Da R 1,460 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 1,590 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 1,730 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Karoo succulento · Spekboom
Da R 1,750 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Karoo succulento · Spekboom
Da R 1,750 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos
Da R 1,990 a notte
Pin-tailed Whydah: segnalato qui · Bioma: Fynbos · Spekboom
Da R 1,780 a notte
Southern right whales, sea cliffs, and Hermanus's harbour town
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Quando e dove trovarlo: Pin-tailed Whydah
Gli host hanno segnalato questa specie (Pin-tailed Whydah) in strutture dentro o accanto a Goukamma Nature Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve and De Hoop Nature Reserve.
Le ore migliori della giornata
- Le prime ore dopo l’alba e il tardo pomeriggio. Gli uccelli cantano e si nutrono soprattutto nelle ore fresche.
- Mezzogiorno. Più silenzioso, soprattutto nel caldo estivo.
Modi di osservare
Guidare in autonomia
Il Suo veicolo e il Suo ritmo, sulle strade del parco.
Dove lo segnalano gli host
Specie
Vidua macroura
Segnalazioni
2,978
Osservazioni su iNaturalist
Ogni prenotazione su Spekboom sostiene la conservazione.
Le domande dei viaggiatori
Una segnalazione significa che un host ha visto questa specie (Pin-tailed Whydah) nella struttura o nei dintorni. Non è mai una garanzia di avvistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Pin-tailed Whydah in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Pin-tailed Whydah at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve, Kogelberg Nature Reserve and Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve and other reserves. 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.
Where can you see the Pin-tailed Whydah in South Africa?
The Pin-tailed Whydah is most recorded in Western Cape (45% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (21% of records), Gauteng (12% of records), based on 2,978 iNaturalist observations. 42 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Pin-tailed Whydah on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Pin-tailed Whydah?
The Pin-tailed Whydah is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Rocherpan Nature Reserve: Winter and spring for birds and flowers, Jun-Oct; De Hoop Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Pin-tailed Whydah?
The pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) is a small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males. It is a resident breeding bird in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert.




























