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Shaft-tailed whydah

Vidua regia
(Viduidae)

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Small bird. The very long tail consists of 4 feathers only present at the ♂ while breeding as is the golden breast, black head and back. Outside breeding season he looks like the ♀; olive brown marked with even light brown face and a bright red beak.

⇔ l. 11-12 cm

syn. Queen Whydah

The ♀ lays the eggs in the nest of another bird, this is brood parasitism, the GRANATINA GRANATINA (Violet-eared Waxbills) is the host bird. See the last photo.

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