Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah

Broad-tailed Paradise WhydahThis whydah inhabits woodland and grassland in eastern and southern Africa. It eats grass seeds on the ground; breeding males have a conspicuously long tail.What does it look like?Breeding males have a long tail and differ from females and nonbreeding males. The Zimbabwe report notes that birds can be hard to identify outside breeding plumage.How does it live?This whydah inhabits woodland and grassland in eastern and southern Africa. It eats grass seeds on the ground; breeding males have a conspicuously long tail.It feeds on grass seeds on the ground in grassland or open woodland and may forage in mixed groups. It is a brood parasite; Orange-winged Pytilia is recorded as a host.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.