- Queen Whydah
Taxobox
name = Queen Whydah
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Viduidae
genus = "Vidua "
species = "V. regia"
binomial = "Vidua regia"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1766)The Queen Whydah, "Vidua regia" also known as Shaft-tailed 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 breeding season is over, the male shed its long tail and grow olive brown female-like plumage.The Queen Whydah is distributed to open habitats and
grassland s ofSouthern Africa , from southAngola to southMozambique . It is abrood parasite to theCommon Grenadier . The diet consists mainly of seeds.Widespread and a common species throughout its large habitat range, the Queen Whydah is evaluated as Least Concern on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
External links
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=8747&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=53380 IUCN Red List]
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