Sahel Paradise Whydah (Vidua orientalis)
About the Sahel Paradise Whydah
The Sahel paradise whydah, or northern paradise whydah (Vidua orientalis) is a small songbird in the passerine family Viduidae. Vidua orientalis has in the past sometimes been considered a subspecies of eastern paradise whydah, Vidua paradisea, since both birds parasitise the green-winged pytilia Pytilia melba, a common species of waxbill. However, the pytilia has two subspecies, nominate P. m. melba and P. m. citerior, which are sometimes treated as separate species; the ranges of these two subspecies correspond well to those of V. paradisea and V. orientalis, respectively. Two subspecies are accepted: Vidua orientalis orientalis, occurring from northern Cameroon to southern Chad, northwestern Ethiopia, and Eritrea.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 4 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.
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Listed as recorded in Senegal in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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- Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeatarecording
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