How big is a Straw-tailed Whydah?

The Straw-tailed Whydah is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Straw-tailed Whydah?

The Straw-tailed Whydah occurs in 5 countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Somalia.

What birds look similar to a Straw-tailed Whydah?

The Straw-tailed Whydah is most easily confused with the Steel-blue Whydah, the Sahel Paradise Whydah and the Exclamatory Paradise Whydah.

Is the Straw-tailed Whydah endangered?

The Straw-tailed Whydah is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Straw-tailed Whydah

Vidua fischeri

Whydahs and Indigobirds · Passeriformes · Rare

The Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri) is a rare whydahs and indigobird found in 5 countries, weighing about 12 g. The straw-tailed whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.

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Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 1 — Photo: Polina · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 2 — Photo: Tristan Jobin · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 3 — Photo: Martin Tlustos · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 4 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 5 — Photo: Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 6 — Photo: Peter Archdale · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 7 — Photo: Peter Archdale · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 8 — Photo: Brooke Smith · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Straw-tailed Whydah

The straw-tailed whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Like all other whydah species, the straw-tailed whydah is a brood parasite.

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Where it lives

Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Somalia

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Straw-tailed Whydah look like?: The straw-tailed whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.
How big is a Straw-tailed Whydah?: The Straw-tailed Whydah is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Straw-tailed Whydah?: The Straw-tailed Whydah occurs in 5 countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Somalia.
What birds look similar to a Straw-tailed Whydah?: The Straw-tailed Whydah is most easily confused with the Steel-blue Whydah, the Sahel Paradise Whydah and the Exclamatory Paradise Whydah.
Is the Straw-tailed Whydah endangered?: The Straw-tailed Whydah is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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