The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah is a small brown sparrow-like bird of Eastern Africa, from eastern South Sudan to southern Angola.
Similar species: Perching Birds
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Uploaded May 11, 2021. Captured Mar 14, 2021 17:56 in Hardap Region, Namibia.
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"It is a brood parasite to the green-winged pytilia. Male long-tailed paradise whydahs imitate the song of the male green-winged pytilia. The whydah chicks are larger and louder than the host chicks, so the foster parents will give them more attention than their own chicks." Posted 4 years ago