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Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Description:

The male is a small bird with a black back and tail, white belly, and black cap on the head. The bill is bright orange.

Habitat:

Sitting in a small bush on the side of the road in a thorn scrub area.

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3 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Damn! Look at that tail! Cute little orange beak too. Just trying to catch up on some of your spots while at an actual computer (instead of on my iPod).

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Gorgeous bird..

Cody.conway
Cody.conway 10 years ago

Awesome capture, and great spot.

AshleyT
Spotted by
AshleyT

uPhongolo Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Spotted on Jan 8, 2014
Submitted on Jan 24, 2014

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