Exclamatory Paradise Whydah

About the Exclamatory Paradise Whydah

The exclamatory paradise whydah or Uelle paradise whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in the Sudanian savanna region in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, and Togo. It was formerly considered conspecific with the related species long-tailed paradise whydah Vidua paradisaea of eastern and southern Africa, being originally described as a subspecies of it.

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Where the Exclamatory Paradise Whydah lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Togo.

When to see the Exclamatory Paradise Whydah

Peak activity in November · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Broad-tailed Paradise WhydahVidua obtusaThe breeding male is 31–36 cm (12–14 in) long, and the nonbreeding male and the female are 14–15 cm (5.5–5.9 in) long. Sahel Paradise WhydahVidua orientalisThe females are 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in) long, tawny above with narrow mantle streaking; in females a dark line extends behind the eye. Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaThe steel-blue whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.