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"Whydah" Definition

noun

Any of several African weaverbirds of the genus Vidua, the male of which grows long, drooping, predominantly black tail feathers during the breeding season. Also called widow bird.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Any of various mostly brownish African passerine birds (genera and ) often kept as cage birds and distinguished in the male by black-and-white plumage and by long tail feathers during the breeding season.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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