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The females look quite different from the breeding males
This is a different individual than seen in my other spotting
This is a male bird.
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Mixed bushwillow woodlands by waterhole
Quite a cheeky little man.
The Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura) is a ...
Medium sized bird with very long tail feathers. Mostly black/blue with yellow ...
Male Pin-tailed Whydah spotted in the ...
Highveld
-coloured tail Straw-tailed Whydah is ...
this is a male in breeding plumage. Whydahs ...
Tree near waterhole in Mixed Bushwillow woodlands
It is a brood parasite which lays its eggs in the nests of estrildid finches, ...
Unfortunately only one shot. In the final transformation to breeding colors.
Roadside wires in village
Female Pin-tailed Whydah. Been waiting for ...
A small bird, the male is black and white with a very long tail and bright ...
The male is a small bird with a black back and tail, white belly, and black cap ...
This male was displaying for a female right outside the vehicle, the female can ...
. This whydah is found in many open ...
The Pin-tailed Whydah is a small songbird. ...
this tropical looking bird lives in the floral showhouse on the niagara parkway
The elongated black tail feathers are up to 36 cm long (approximately three ...
Sitting on the power lines and I could no get closer they flew away
This specie is native from Africa but was introduce in Puerto Rico in the 70's.
During the breeding season the male has black crown and upper body plumage, ...
