Sahel Paradise Whydah - BirdForum Opus

This article is incomplete. This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it.

Male, breeding plumage
Photo © by max1
Gambia, 29 January, 2022

Alternative name: Northern Paradise Whydah

Vidua orientalis

Identification

13 cm
Male - Non-breeding

• Buff-brown
• Pale belly
• Streaked back

Breeding - 20 cm tail

• Black head and back
• White underparts

Distribution

Africa

Taxonomy

• V. o. aucupum:

• Senegal to north-western Nigeria

• V. o. orientalis

• Northern Cameroon and southern Chad east to southern Sudan, northern South Sudan, Eritrea, and western Ethiopia

Behaviour

The Sahel Paradise Whydah parasitises the Green-winged Pytilia.

External Links

Search for photos of Sahel Paradise Whydah in the gallery

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.