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;[[:Category:Vidua|Vidua]] regia | ;[[:Category:Vidua|Vidua]] regia | ||
| − | [[Image:Queen_Whydah.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Max Holdt.<br/> | + | [[Image:Queen_Whydah.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Max Holdt.<br />Location: Windhoek, Namibia.]] |
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The Queen Whydah 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 breeding season is over, the male sheds its long tail and grows olive brown plumage similar to the female | The Queen Whydah 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 breeding season is over, the male sheds its long tail and grows olive brown plumage similar to the female | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Open habitats and grasslands | Open habitats and grasslands | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | It is a brood parasite | + | It is a brood parasite of the [[Common Grenadier]]. The diet consists mainly of seeds. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Vidua+regia}} | {{GSearch|Vidua+regia}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vidua]] |
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Alternative name: Shaft-tailed Whydah
- Vidua regia
Identification
The Queen Whydah 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 breeding season is over, the male sheds its long tail and grows olive brown plumage similar to the female
Distribution
Southern Africa, from south Angola to south Mozambique.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open habitats and grasslands
Behaviour
It is a brood parasite of the Common Grenadier. The diet consists mainly of seeds.
