Viduidae

Vidua paradisaea Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:eastern paradise-whydah (en); viúva-do-paraíso-oriental (pt); veuve de paradis (fr); viuda del paraíso (es); spitzschwanz-paradieswitwe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ViduidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, in the Sahel region from Senegal and southern Mauritania to Ethiopia, than south through Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, and into southern Angola,…

Vidua chalybeata Photo by Rob Nagtegaal (PBase) Common name:village indigobird (en); viúva-azul (pt); combassou du Sénégal (fr); viuda de la villa (es); rotfuß-Atlaswitwe (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ViduidaeRange:This African species is found from Senegal to Ethiopia, and south through Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi and into Mozambique, eastern Botswana and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 11-12 cm long and weigh 12-13…

Vidua macroura Common name: pin-tailed whydah (en); viuvinha (pt); veuve dominicaine (fr); viuda colicinta (es); dominikanerwitwe (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Viduidae Range: These birds occur across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to southern Africa, where they are common across Zimbabwe, South Africa, patches of Mozambique and northern and eastern Botswana, while…