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Definition of Whydah bird

whydah 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.
Whydah bird
Whydah bird Whyd"ah bird`, or Whydah finch Whyd"ah finch` (Zo["o]l.) The whidah bird.

Meaning of Whydah bird from wikipedia

- pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) is a small songbird with a con****uous pennant-like tail in breeding males. It is a resident breeding bird in most of...
- The Kingdom of Whydah (/ˈhwɪdə, ˈhwɪdˌɔː/ known locally as; Glexwe / Glehoue, but also known and spelt in old literature as; Hueda, Whidah, Ajuda, Ouidah...
- The indigobirds and whydahs, together with the cuckoo-finch, make up the family Viduidae; they are small p****erine birds native to Africa. These are finch-like...
- Look up whydah in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Whydah may refer in English to: Whydah, one of a number of species of birds in the family Viduidae,...
- The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) is from the family Viduidae of the order P****eriformes. They are small p****erines...
- The straw-tailed whydah (Vidua fischeri) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and...
- Whydah Gally /ˈhwɪdə ˈɡæli, ˈhwɪdˌɔː/ (commonly known simply as the Whydah) was a fully rigged ship that was originally built as a p****enger, cargo, and...
- The broad-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua obtusa) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in woodland and acacia savanna habitat in Sub-Saharan...
- whydah or Uelle paradise whydah (Vidua interjecta) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is also known as the long-tailed paradise whydah,...
- The shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah (Vidua regia) is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua. During the breeding season the male has black crown...