African Bird Club

Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah - Male

Photographer

» Agnès Giannotti

Location

» parc du W, nord Bénin

Country image taken

» Benin

Date

» January, 2007

Equipment

» Dynax 5D, obj 500

Bird Species

»Vidua interjecta - Exclamatory Paradise Whydah

Bird Species (French)

»Veuve d'Uelle

Bird Family

»Viduidae - Indigobirds, Whydahs

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» It is difficult to identify this species with certainty. However, the bird has badly abraded tail feathers thus making correct identification difficult. The effect of the tail is rather ribbon-like with the width being fairly uniform although admittedly apparently short! The legs and feet are definitely pinkish-grey & this feature points to this being Exclamatory P W.