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    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...
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    Viduidae (redirect from Whydahs)
    the city of Ouidah in Benin. Nowadays the name whydah (i.e. Ouidah) is however applied to the long-tailed species of the Viduidae. Gill, Frank; Donsker...
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    The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) is from the family Viduidae of the order Passeriformes. They are small passerines...
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    Cuvier in 1816. The type species was subsequently designated as the pin-tailed whydah. The name Vidua is a Latin word meaning "widow". The genus contains...
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    whydah, Vidua hypocherina Straw-tailed whydah, Vidua fischeri Shaft-tailed whydah, Vidua regia Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura Togo paradise whydah...
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    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...
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    whydah or Uelle paradise whydah (Vidua interjecta) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is also known as the long-tailed paradise whydah,...
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    The broad-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua obtusa) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in woodland and acacia savanna habitat in Sub-Saharan...
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    The Sahel paradise whydah, yellow-naped whydah or northern paradise whydah (Vidua orientalis) is a small songbird. Vidua orientalis has often been considered...
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    host by the parasitic pin-tailed whydah in Southern California — where both species are feral — with the munia raising the whydah's chicks as its own. This...
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  • The Togo paradise whydah (Vidua togoensis) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali...
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  • Thumbnail for Straw-tailed whydah
    The straw-tailed whydah (Vidua fischeri) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania,...
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  • Pilotbird Pin-striped tit-babbler Pin-tailed green pigeon Pin-tailed manakin Pin-tailed parrotfinch Pin-tailed sandgrouse Pin-tailed snipe Pin-tailed whydah Pincoya...
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    endemic (e.g. trocaz pigeon, Azores bullfinch) or exotic (crested myna, pin-tailed whydah). The large mammalian species of Portugal (the fallow deer, red deer...
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    finches. Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura Broad-tailed paradise-whydah, Vidua obtusa Eastern paradise-whydah, Vidua paradisaea Shaft-tailed whydah, Vidua...
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    known to feed sporadically on beeswax. Larger granivores, such as the pin-tailed whydah will chase cordon-bleus from food sources, limiting the feeding opportunities...
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  • black or indigo predominating in their plumage. Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura (I) Eastern paradise-whydah, Vidua paradisaea (I) Order: Passeriformes   Family:...
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    finches. Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura Broad-tailed paradise-whydah, Vidua obtusa (A) Eastern paradise-whydah, Vidua paradisaea Steel-blue whydah, Vidua...
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  • woodpecker Fiery-necked nightjar spotted thick-knee swee waxbill pin-tailed whydah Hammerkop "Sub Place Danabaai". Census 2011. "Danabaai". South Cape...
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  • Estrilda melpoda (orange-cheeked waxbill) Scaly-breasted munia from Asia Pin-tailed whydah from Africa House crow Carduelis carduelis (European goldfinch) Calocitta...
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    black-headed waxbill, bronze mannikin, black and white mannikin, pin-tailed whydah, African citril, streaky seedeater and thick-billed seedeater. Ethnic...
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    nests of estrildid finches. Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura Eastern paradise-whydah, Vidua paradisaea Shaft-tailed whydah, Vidua regia Village indigobird...
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    finches. Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura Broad-tailed paradise-whydah, Vidua obtusa (A) Eastern paradise-whydah, Vidua paradisaea Steel-blue whydah, Vidua...
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    in different parts of the world. Nests may be parasitized by the pin-tailed whydah which lays its eggs in the nests of estrildid finches. In captivity...
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    camerunensis) Pin-tailed whydah (V. macroura) Steel-blue whydah (V. hypocherina) Straw-tailed whydah (V. fischeri) Shaft-tailed whydah (V. regia) Long-tailed paradise...
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  • other estrildid finches. Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura Sahel paradise-whydah, Vidua orientalis Exclamatory paradise-whydah, Vidua interjecta Village...
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  • small pieces off fishes seeking cleaning. In Africa, a hatchling pin-tailed whydah successfully parasitizes the broods of common waxbills by mimicking...
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  • Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura Sahel paradise-whydah, Vidua orientalis (E) Exclamatory paradise-whydah, Vidua interjecta (E) Togo paradise-whydah,...
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    Cape white-eye House sparrow Cape sparrow Cape weaver Masked weaver Pin-tailed whydah Black-throated canary Cape canary Yellow canary Cape bunting Rock...
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  • Thumbnail for Steel-blue whydah
    The steel-blue whydah (Vidua hypocherina) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania,...
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