Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah

Vidua obtusa

The broad-tailed paradise whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in woodland and acacia savanna habitat in Sub-Saharan Africa from Angola to Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique. A brood parasite, it has a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being of least concern.

Scientific name

Vidua obtusa

Family

Whydahs and Indigobirds

IUCN status

LC