#viduidae

[herpsandbirds]

Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah (Vidua obtusa), male, family Viduidae, order Passeridae, found in parts of central Africa

Photograph by Dajan Chiou

[snototter]

A male long-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) in Kruger National Park, South Africa

by Rob Keulemans

[all-bird-creechur]

Togo Paradise-Whydah Vidua togoensis

It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

image by Jean-Louis Carlo

[best-bird-tournament]

Viduidae family

Which is the best bird?

Cuckoo-finch

Sahel paradise whydah

Village indigobird

Exclamatory paradise whydah

Straw-tailed whydah

Steel-blue whydah

Shaft-tailed whydah

Purple indigobird

Long-tailed paradise whydah

Dusky indigobird

Pin-tailed whydah

Voting ended onDec 4, 2025

This family contains just eleven eligible species in two genera (Vidua and Anomalospiza).

[spinus-pinus]

Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura

9/23/2023 Orange County, California

[birdblues]

Pin-tailed Whydah

[haveyouseenthisbirdpoll]

Have you seen a Pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura)?

Yes, in nature

Yes, in captivity

No, only in pictures/taxidermy/I've only heard of it

No, and I have never heard of this bird

No, but I have heard one

I might have/I'm not sure

Voting ended onJun 16, 2024

photo source 1

photo source 2

[proton-wobbler]

Loser's Bracket: Round 2, Poll 1

Who's your favorite loser?

Capuchinbird

Bridled Titmouse

Western Bluebird

Shaft-tailed Whydah

Voting ended onOct 23, 2023

Sources: Capuchinbird (Dubi Shapiro), Titmouse (All About Birds), Bluebird (All About Birds), Whydah (Naun Amable Silva)