Shaft-tailed Whydah - Vidua regia
Veuve royale
Comment : This species parasitizes other nests' species. Wonderful male, but quarrelsome bird! Body is 12cm, tail is 22cm when fully out. Cet oiseau querelleur parasite le nid des autres espèces. Le corps fait 12cm et la queue peut atteindre 22cm chez l'adulte.
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Order : Passériformes
Family : Estrildidae
Species : Shaft-tailed Whydah
Sex : Male
Reference: cadw18844
Other pictures
date : dec 2004
Geographic data
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Province of Northern Cape
Place : Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Latitude : 25° 40' 17'' South
Longitude : 20° 19' 17'' East
Exif data
Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70
Exposure : 1/320 s
Aperture : 10
Focal : 400 mm
Flash : yes
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