Indigobirds, Whydahs

Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah

Vidua obtusa

The Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah (Vidua obtusa) is a 21 g woodland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Indigobirds, Whydahs

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

21 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola, Botswana, Uganda, United States, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa.

Where to see it: Dzalanyama Forest Reserve (Malawi); Frontier Mine (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Amano Christian School (Zambia); Mt. Moco Reserve IBA (Angola); Majete Game Reserve (Malawi).

Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist