female; streaked in brown and well-camoflaged (South Africa; 2007-07-02)
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Long-tailed Widowbird
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Native Range: Africa
Notes:
widowbirds are reed- and grass-dwelling weavers in which males in breeding plumage are mostly black and in some species have long tails; males when not breeding are drab and resemble females and immatures; nests are ball-shaped and built in grass or reeds; true to its name, the Long-tailed Widowbird male in breeding condition (not pictured) has a very long (8-inch) tail.
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