About the Sahel Paradise Whydah
The Sahel paradise whydah, or northern paradise whydah is a small songbird in the passerine family Viduidae.
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The 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. When in non-breeding plumage, the males are similar to the females; juveniles are also similar to adult females. The males in breeding plumage have black back and wings, with a rufous breast and pale belly; the head is black, with a pale nape; this is straw-yellow in the nominate eastern subspecies V. o. orientalis, and chestnut-toned like the breast in the western subspecies V. o. aucupum. The feet and the bill are dark grey.
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Where the Sahel Paradise Whydah lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in South Sudan, Mauritania, Sudan.
When to see the Sahel Paradise Whydah
Peak activity in December · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Exclamatory Paradise WhydahVidua interjectaThe exclamatory paradise whydah or Uelle paradise whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.
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.
Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaThe steel-blue whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.
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