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Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia Scientific name definitions

Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2010

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Shaft-tailed Whydah, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies

Monotypic.
Distribution of the Shaft-tailed Whydah - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Shaft-tailed Whydah

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Recommended Citation

Payne, R. B. (2020). Shaft-tailed Whydah (Vidua regia), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.shtwhy1.01
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