Species profile
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Quick answer
MUSEUM MATERIAL. — ISFC 118.
- Scientific name
- Vidua macroura
- Family
- Viduidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Vidua
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Pin-tailed Whydah in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Viduidae
- Barka Indigobird (Vidua larvaticola)
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- Dusky Indigobird (Vidua funerea)
- Exclamatory Paradise-whydah (Vidua interjecta)
- Green Indigobird (Vidua codringtoni)
- Jambandu Indigobird (Vidua raricola)