Shaft-tailed Whydah

When to see the Shaft-tailed Whydah

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Shaft-tailed Whydah

The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Shaft-tailed Whydah

The shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua. During the breeding season the male has black crown and upper body plumage, golden breast and four elongated black tail shaft feathers with expanded tips. After the breeding season is over, the male sheds its long tail and grows olive brown female-like plumage.

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Easily confused with

Dusky IndigobirdVidua funereaThe dusky indigobird, variable indigobird, or black widowfinch is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensThe purple indigobird is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. Long-tailed Paradise WhydahVidua paradisaeaBreeding male long-tailed paradise whydahs have black heads and back, a rusty coloured breast, a bright buffy-yellow nape, and white abdomen with broad, elongated black tail feathers that can grow up to 36 cm or more.