Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri)
About the Straw-tailed Whydah
The straw-tailed whydah (Vidua fischeri) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Like all other whydah species, the straw-tailed whydah is a brood parasite.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 14 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.