Eastern Paradise Whydah
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| Vidua paradisaea Linnaeus, 1758 |
The Eastern Paradise Whydah, Vidua paradisaea is a small brown sparrow-like bird of Eastern Africa, from east Sudan to south Angola. During the breeding season the male has golden brown breast and yellow white abdomen with broad, elongated black tail feathers up to 36cm long. Three times the length of its body.
It is a brood parasite to the Green-winged Pytilia. The whydah chicks are larger and louder than the host chicks, so the foster parents will give them more attention instead their own chicks.
Widespread throughout its large range, the Eastern Paradise Whydah is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Vidua paradisaea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
