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

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A male long-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) in Kruger National Park, South Africa
by Rob Keulemans
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
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Shaft-tailed Whydah near the small town of Kgomo Kgomo, North West Province, South Africa. #shafttailedwhydah #whydahs #birding #theflacksphotography #birds #Africa #repost @the flacks photography #birdsofsouthafrica https://www.instagram.com/p/B0oCKC7hCBD/?igshid=63o9q2nm1v12
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Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
10/7/2023 San Diego Zoo, California
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
8/7/2022 Orange County, California
These are very interesting little non-native birds. The male, pictured here, grows this long tail during the breeding season to attract the females. They're very small birds, so seeing them fly around with tails this long is like seeing a flying lollipop.
They are nest parasites, and there are breeding populations of them in Southern California... but they don't parasitize native bird nests. Instead, they actually parasitize another non-native species: the scaly-breasted munia. While munias and whydahs do not overlap in their native range, they are apparently compatible enough for the munias to host whydah babies!
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Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura) - photo by Hans Overduin