Shaft-tailed Whydah
Vidua regia
The shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua. During the breeding season the male has black crown and upper body plumage, golden breast and four elongated black tail shaft feathers with expanded tips. After the breeding season is over, the male sheds its long tail and grows olive brown female-like plumage.
- Scientific name
- Vidua regia
- Family
- Whydahs and Indigobirds
- IUCN status
- LC