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Common Name

Broad Tailed Paradise Whyday

Alternate Names

Common Type

Whydah

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Viduidae

Genus

Vidua

Species

obtusa

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Boadtailed Paradise Whydah Angola,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Woodland and acacia savanna h

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

Seeds and grains

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Field Notes:

Is a predatory nestor that lays its eggs in the nests of Orange Winged Pytilia. Unlike the Common Cuckoo it does not destroy the host's eggs. Has been introduced to California, Puerto Rico and Singapore

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