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Definition of Whidah bird

Whidah bird
Whidah bird Whid"ah bird`, (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus Vidua, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also vida finch, whidah finch, whydah bird, whydah finch, widow bird, and widow finch. Note: Some of the species are often kept as cage birds, especially Vidua paradisea, which is dark brownish above, pale buff beneath, with a reddish collar around the neck.

Meaning of Whidah bird from wikipedia

- Whydah may refer in English to: Whydah, one of a number of species of birds in the family Viduidae, also called indigobirds Whydah Gally, a ship captained...
- Glexwe / Glehoue, but also known and spelt in old literature as; Hueda, Whidah, Ajuda, Ouidah, Whidaw, Juida, and Juda (Yoruba: Igelefe; French: Ouidah)...
- National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Or Whidah, and rarely, written as Whidaw (Strong 1836), or Whido (Southack 1717)....
- Atlas of Mutual Heritage. "Plaats: Ouidah (Fida, Whydah, Juda, Hueda, Whidah)". Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2012. Delepeleire...