About 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.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Vidua macroura
- Family
- Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the whydahs and indigobirds family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
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