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Vidua
''Vidua'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Viduidae. The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1816. The type species was subsequently designated as the pin-tailed whydah 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 of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Taxonomy The pin-tailed whydah was first describe .... The name ''Vidua'' is a Latin word meaning "widow". The genus contains 19 species: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3467715 Bird genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidua Hypocherina -Ngorongoro, Tanzania -male-8
''Vidua'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Viduidae. The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1816. The type species was subsequently designated as the pin-tailed whydah 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 of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Taxonomy The pin-tailed whydah was first describe .... The name ''Vidua'' is a Latin word meaning "widow". The genus contains 19 species: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3467715 Bird genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidua Macroura -Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa -male-8
''Vidua'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Viduidae. The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1816. The type species was subsequently designated as the pin-tailed whydah 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 of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Taxonomy The pin-tailed whydah was first describe .... The name ''Vidua'' is a Latin word meaning "widow". The genus contains 19 species: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3467715 Bird genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viduidae
__NOTOC__ The indigobirds and whydahs, together with the cuckoo-finch, make up the family Viduidae; they are small passerine birds native to Africa. These are finch-like species which usually have black or indigo predominating in their plumage. The birds named "whydahs"The yellow-mantled widowbird was the type species of its genus, and was originally named from the city of Ouidah in Benin. Nowadays the name whydah (i.e. Ouidah) is however applied to the long-tailed species of the Viduidae. have long or very long tails in the breeding male. All are obligate brood parasites, which lay their eggs in the nests of estrildid finch species; most indigobirds use firefinches as hosts, whereas the paradise whydahs chose pytilias. Unlike the cuckoos and honeyguides, the indigobirds and whydahs do not destroy the host's eggs. Typically, they lay 2–4 eggs in with those already present. The eggs of both the host and the victim are white, although the indigobird's are slightly larger. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah (''Vidua paradisaea'') is from the family Viduidae of the order Passeriformes. They are small passerines with short, stubby bills found across Sub-Saharan Africa. They are mostly granivorous and feed on seeds that have ripen and fall on the ground. The ability to distinguish between males and females is quite difficult unless it is breeding season. During this time, the males molt into breeding plumage where they have one distinctive feature which is their long tail. It can grow up to three times longer than its own body or even more. Usually, the whydahs look like ordinary sparrows with short tails during the non-breeding season. In addition, hybridization can occur with these paradise whydahs. Males are able to mimic songs where females can use that to discover their mate. However, there are some cases where females don't use songs to choose their mate but they use either male characteristics like plumages or they can have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (Vidua Paradisaea) (17329851342)
The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah (''Vidua paradisaea'') is from the family Viduidae of the order Passeriformes. They are small passerines with short, stubby bills found across Sub-Saharan Africa. They are mostly granivorous and feed on seeds that have ripen and fall on the ground. The ability to distinguish between males and females is quite difficult unless it is breeding season. During this time, the males molt into breeding plumage where they have one distinctive feature which is their long tail. It can grow up to three times longer than its own body or even more. Usually, the whydahs look like ordinary sparrows with short tails during the non-breeding season. In addition, hybridization can occur with these paradise whydahs. Males are able to mimic songs where females can use that to discover their mate. However, there are some cases where females don't use songs to choose their mate but they use either male characteristics like plumages or they can have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon Indigobird
The Cameroon indigobird (''Vidua camerunensis'') is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is considered by some authors to be a subspecies of the variable indigobird (''Vidua funerea''). They range from Sierra Leone to east Cameroon, north east Zaire and South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the .... There are less than 10,000 Vidua camerunensis in total, which range over 20,000 km2 in the savannah and grasslands of South Africa. The birds have a distinct blue color with underlying brown feathers and a small white beak to crack nuts and seeds. There are many indigobird species in the world, and they are mainly known for their song mimicry. The different species of indigobirds are not morphologically different, but they do differ in the songs they choose to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pin-tailed Whydah
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 of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Taxonomy The pin-tailed whydah was first described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name ''Fringilla macroura''. Description The pin-tailed whydah is 12–13 cm in length, although the breeding male's tail adds another 20 cm to this. The adult male has a black back and crown, and a very long black tail. The wings are dark brown with white patches, and the underparts and the head, apart from the crown, are white. The bill is bright red. The female and non-breeding male have streaked brown upperparts, whitish underparts with buff flanks, and a buff and black face pattern. They lack the long tail extension, but retain the red bill. Immature birds are like the female but plainer and with a greyish bill. Distribution and habitat The pin- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pin-tailed Whydah
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 of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Taxonomy The pin-tailed whydah was first described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name ''Fringilla macroura''. Description The pin-tailed whydah is 12–13 cm in length, although the breeding male's tail adds another 20 cm to this. The adult male has a black back and crown, and a very long black tail. The wings are dark brown with white patches, and the underparts and the head, apart from the crown, are white. The bill is bright red. The female and non-breeding male have streaked brown upperparts, whitish underparts with buff flanks, and a buff and black face pattern. They lack the long tail extension, but retain the red bill. Immature birds are like the female but plainer and with a greyish bill. Distribution and habitat The pin- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village Indigobird
The village indigobird (''Vidua chalybeata''), also known as the steelblue widowfinch or (in U.S. aviculture) the Combassou finch, is a small songbird belonging to the family Viduidae. It is distinguishable from other indigobird species by bill and leg colours, the colour tinge of the male's breeding plumage, song, and to lesser extent, the nestling's plumage and mouth pattern. The bill colour can be red or white depending on the population, and there is some regional variation in the colour tone of the male's plumage. Distribution and habitat It is a resident breeding bird in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. This indigobird is found in many open habitats including open woodland, scrub and cultivation, but, as its name implies, it is most readily seen near villages. Cycle of life It is a brood parasite which lays its eggs in the nests of red-billed firefinches. Unlike the common cuckoo, it does not destroy the host's egg. Typically, 2-4 eggs are added to those already pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahel Paradise Whydah
The Sahel paradise whydah, yellow-naped whydah or northern paradise whydah (''Vidua orientalis'') is a small songbird. Taxonomy ''Vidua orientalis'' has often been considered a subspecies of eastern paradise whydah, ''Vidua paradisea'', since both birds parasitise the green-winged pytilia, ''Pytilia melba'', a common species of estrildid finch. However, the finch has two subspecies, nominate ''melba'' and ''citerior'', which are sometimes treated as separate species. The ranges of these two taxa correspond well to those of ''V.paradisea'' and ''V. orientalis''. Subspecies * ''Vidua orientalis orientalis'' (from Chad to Sudan and Eritrea.) * ''Vidua orientalis kadugliensis'' * ''Vidua orientalis aucupum'' (from Senegal to northwestern Nigeria) Distribution and habitat ''Vidua orientalis'' is a resident breeding bird in west Africa. It lives in open acacia savannah with scattered trees. Description The males in breeding plumage have black back and wings, with a rufous breas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaft-tailed Whydah
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 crown and upper body plumage, golden breast and four elongated black tail shaft feathers with expanded tips. After the breeding season is over, the male sheds its long tail and grows olive brown female-like plumage. The shaft-tailed whydah is distributed in open habitats and grasslands of Southern Africa, from south Angola to south Mozambique. It is a brood parasite to the violet-eared waxbill. The diet consists mainly of seeds. Widespread and a common species throughout its large habitat range, the shaft-tailed whydah is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the shaft-tailed whydah in his ''Ornithologie'' based on a specimen collected from the African coast. He used the French name ''La veuve de la côt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quailfinch Indigobird
The quailfinch indigobird (''Vidua nigeriae'') is a small songbird. It is a resident breeding bird in The Gambia, Nigeria and Cameroon. It occurs in isolated localities, especially on river flood plains. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the variable indigobird, ''Vidua funerea''. It is a brood parasite which lays its eggs in the nest of the African quailfinch, ''Ortygospiza atricollis'', a slightly unusual host since it is only a distant relative to the firefinches parasitised by most indigobird __NOTOC__ The indigobirds and whydahs, together with the cuckoo-finch, make up the family Viduidae; they are small passerine birds native to Africa. These are finch-like species which usually have black or indigo predominating in their plumage. ...s. It does not destroy the host's egg, but its own eggs are added to those already present. The adult male quailfinch indigobird has greenish-black plumage, and the female resembles a female house sparrow, with streake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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