Vidua macroura

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vidua_macroura
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:breedingPlumage long black tail
gptkbp:broodParasitism yes
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:pin-tailed_whydah
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1758
gptkbp:diet seeds
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Africa_south_of_the_Sahara
gptkbp:eggColor white
gptkbp:family gptkb:Viduidae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Vidua
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vidua macroura
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 12–13 cm (female, non-breeding male)
up to 32 cm (breeding male with tail)
gptkbp:nativeRange gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:nesting does not build own nest
gptkbp:order gptkb:Passeriformes
gptkbp:parasitizes Estrildid finches
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Vidua_macroura
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism yes
gptkbp:song mimics host species
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:pin-tailed_whydah
gptkb:Pin-tailed_Whydah
gptkb:Vidua
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7