bird · Passeriformes · Viduidae
Shaft-tailed Whydah
Vidua regia (Linnaeus, 1766) — also called Queen Whydah, Shaft-tailed Widow, STWH. Occurrence records of the Shaft-tailed Whydah are shared on GBIF from around 13 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Tswalu Kalahari Reserve (232 records), in 3 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernViduidae
13reserves with records
775records around them
3provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 232 |
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 158 |
| Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 117 |
| Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | NC Northern Cape | 110 |
| Mokala National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 80 |
| Madikwe Game ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 38 |
| Leon Taljaard Nature ReserveProtected area | NW North West | 24 |
| !Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 4 |
| Impala Ranch Nature ReserveNature reserve | NW North West | 3 |
| Langjan Natuur ReservattNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
| KleinfonteinGame reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Austin Roberts PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
| Wentzel Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 2 |
By province
- Northern Cape
- 5 reserves
- Limpopo
- 4 reserves
- North West
- 4 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Viduidae
- Scientific name
- Vidua regia
- GBIF taxon
- 2484627
- Wikidata
- Q539855
More of the Viduidae family
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.