Pin-tailed whydah male (Vidua macroura) perching on a branch. The red-beaked male sings and displays his long tail feathers throughout the year,attempting to attract a mate. This bird lives in the woodlands and grasslands of southern Africa,foraging on the ground for insects and fallen seeds. The female lays its eggs,cuckoo- fashion,in the nest of a waxbill bird. The waxbill is fooled by the markings on the nestlings and rears the whydah young as its own. Photographed on Paarl mountain,South Africa | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Camacho, Tony |
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