Viduidae (Indigobirds)
Order Passeriformes
20 species in 2 genera

Size: All species between 10-14 cm, excluding the long ornamental rectrices of males.

Distribution: Afrotropical Region. All species resident.

Habitat: Grassland or open Woodland.

Feeding: Seeds, rarely insects.

Breeding: They don’t build a next, they parasite other passerines, which incubate and develop the chicks.

Threat status: No threatened species.
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Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura