Go Birding
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
The pin-tailed whydah ( Vidua macroura ) is a small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males.
Go Birding
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
The pin-tailed whydah ( Vidua macroura ) is a small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males.
Species insights▾
When to visit
Here year-round
A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Sightings2,978 records
Curve from 2,978 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Pin-tailed Whydah is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,978 records, iNaturalist
Places to stay
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