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Vidua obtusa
Mainly black bird with long tail and black cap and chin, Red under chin and gold collar - cream chest. This and the long tailed are called "Black widow bird" Breakfast time at Tshukudu wildlife park is always interesting. Parasitises Orange winged Pytilia.
Woodland and open grassland near water.
Spotted on Dec 11, 2009
Submitted on Aug 1, 2011
6 Comments
Thanks a nice bunch at the feeding station.
cool group photo!
Family eating breakfast Atul
ok sorry pal thought it eas the other one ,there r both birds in all pics
That is correct for the Hornbill Atul - I have the Black bird focussed here.
looks pretty much like a horn bill without the horned bill