Queen Whydah © flickriver.com

Along with Straw-tailed Whydah (Vidua fischeri) sometimes placed together in a separate genus Tetraenura. The two have been thought to form a superspecies. Occasionally hybridizes with indigobirds (species undetermined) in the wild. Birds in southern Mozambique described as subspecies woltersi, but do not differ constantly in plumage colour from those elsewhere in species' range.


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BirdLife International For more information about the Queen Whydah see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet. Articles about the Queen Whydah If you would like to read any articles about the Queen Whydah... Show Articles (0) No Pictures of Queen Whydah If Birdpedia has no pictures of Queen Whydah or you would like to see more, then try the following...       From BING (10) No Videos of Queen Whydah If Birdpedia has no videos of Queen Whydah or you would like to see more, then try the following..       From BING (0) Where can I observe this species? Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded. Area   MOZAMBIQUE   All    Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or   Find GPS using Google Maps Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings On What Field Trips was this species observed? Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded. Area   MOZAMBIQUE   All    From To     Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location. Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.   Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          N S or   GPS help Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence) Deg Min Sec     Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)          E W or Distance Bearing     N NE E SE S SW W NW Get Sample GPS readings Latest Sightings for Queen Whydah Select the Area to restrict the Sightings. Area   MOZAMBIQUE   All