Straw tailed whydah

VIDUA vidua fischeri. More details: Guide to key entries Standard abbreviations and symbols. Account navigation Account navigation Account. Revision History. Originally Appeared in. Subscribe Now For Access Unlock thousands of full-length species accounts and hundreds of bird family overviews when you subscribe to Birds of the World.

Every bird has a story. Discover them all with Birds of the World. Subscribe Now Already a subscriber? Sign in. Recommended Citation Payne, R. Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri , version 1. In Birds of the World J. Elliott, J. Non-breeding males and females have a brownish back, a golden-buff head, and a red bill. Found in rather dry savanna and cultivated areas. Non-breeding male and female can be identified by their red bill and their almost unmarked plain buff head.

Not very vocal, but does imitate Purple Grenadier, and gives a quick jumble of high-pitched whistled notes. Choose a region to view Weekly Bar Chart. Skip to content eBird. Data for:. World Change region. Change species. Search current list Search all species. Macaulay Library ML Breeding male.