Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah

Vidua obtusa (Chapin, 1922)

Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah, Vidua obtusa, is a bird of eastern and south-central Africa, breeding from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo through Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It lives in woodland and acacia savanna. The breeding male is marked by long, broad tail feathers with blunt to rounded ends, and a chestnut-orange patch on the nape. It is set apart from the related long-tailed paradise whydah by its broader, shorter tail feathers and the warmer tone on the nape. The species is a brood parasite.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Viduidae — Indigobirds, Whydahs

Breeding range

Africa: e DR Congo to Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique