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- Vidua fischeri
Identification
In breeding colour it has black and buff markings, a long tail, red bill and feet; out of breeding it loses the long tail, the bill and feet become a paler shade of pink. and it loses its markings.
Distribution
Southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic[1] species.
Habitat
Dry savanna.
Behaviour
Its diet includes seeds which it scrapes from the ground.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Straw-tailed Whydah. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Straw-tailed_Whydah
