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Vidua fischeri
this a breeding male they have a unique yellow & black plumage; red bill & feet; a long thin straw-coloured tail Straw-tailed Whydah is known as brood parasite, meaning they lay their eggs in host species in this Purple grenadier Photo taken at Lake Manyara national Park, Tanzania
wide spread in bush country and drier cultivated areas
Info taken from: Birds of East Africa by Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe
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