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Eastern Paradise-Whydah (Vidua paradisaea) and Sahel Paradise-whydah (Vidua orientalis) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Vidua paradisaea following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).

Formerly considered conspecific with Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah (Vidua obtusa), Sahel Paradise-whydah (Vidua orientalis), Exclamatory Paradise-whydah (Vidua interjecta) and Togo Paradise-whydah (Vidua togoensis). Molecular-genetic data indicate that it is sister to Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah (Vidua obtusa) and not closest to Sahel Paradise-whydah (Vidua orientalis).

Occasional hybridization recorded with indigobirds (species undetermined).


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