Where does the Pin-tailed Whydah live?
Vidua macroura has 274,992 records in 66 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 274,992 records
- 66 places
- 136 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesViduidaeVidua
When it is recorded
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Peak month: December. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 168,895 | |
| United States | 35,442 | |
| Kenya | 15,805 | |
| Uganda | 10,364 | |
| Tanzania | 5,830 | |
| Puerto Rico | 5,494 | |
| Zimbabwe | 4,688 | |
| Nigeria | 3,868 | |
| Ghana | 2,699 | |
| Eswatini | 2,474 | |
| Rwanda | 2,111 | |
| Mozambique | 1,866 | |
| Zambia | 1,731 | |
| Namibia | 1,675 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,548 | |
| Portugal | 1,125 | |
| Gambia | 1,074 | |
| Botswana | 1,006 | |
| Malawi | 938 | |
| DR Congo | 883 | |
| Benin | 516 | |
| Congo | 450 | |
| Réunion | 409 | |
| Cameroon | 407 | |
| Angola | 395 | |
| Lesotho | 341 | |
| Gabon | 324 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 313 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 309 | |
| Senegal | 294 | |
| Singapore | 278 | |
| Taiwan | 182 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 178 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 149 | |
| Guinea | 112 | |
| Liberia | 100 | |
| Togo | 99 | |
| Burkina Faso | 85 | |
| Somalia | 83 | |
| Sudan | 68 |
Showing the top 40 of 66 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Viduidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.