adult breeding male with long tail (California, USA; 2011-08-18)
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Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Native Range: Africa
Notes:
like othe whydahs, this species is an interspecific brood parasite, meaning that it lays eggs in the nests of other species (typically waxbills in this case) and leaves progeny-rearing to the duped foster parents; although native to Africa, pet-store escapees may have established small populations in southern California in the USA (where it is uncertain what if any other species might serve as its host).
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