Scientific Name: Vidua macroura
Common Name: Pin-tailed Whydah, Koningrooibekkie (Afr.), Dominikanerwitwe (Ger.)
Description: Male and female have white streaks on the sides of the upper chest, dark legs, boldly striped head and orange-pink bill.
Distribution: Africa. South of the Sahara Desert
Difference in Sex:
Average Weight of Adult male:
Habitat: Open spaces
Habits:
Main feeding time: Day light time
Size: 12 cm to 13 cm in height (Tail of male add another 20 cm in breeding season)
Breeding: Spring into summer
Number of young at birth: one to two eggs
Communication:
Age:
Diet:
Enemies:Birds of prey
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