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Long-tailed Paradise Whydah

Vidua paradisaea (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Eastern Paradise-Whydah, Long-tailed Paradise Widow, Long-tailed Paradise-whydah. Occurrence records of the Long-tailed Paradise Whydah are shared on GBIF from around 18 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Sondela Nature Reserve (145 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernViduidae
18reserves with records
364records around them
5provinces
LCIUCN category
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah (Vidua paradisaea)
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Sondela Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo145
Thaba MoririNature reserveLP Limpopo72
Mokala National ParkNational parkNC Northern Cape42
Leon Taljaard Nature ReserveProtected areaNW North West35
Blouberg PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserveLP Limpopo9
Kareekloof Game FarmPrivate game reserveNW North West8
Cronje en Dogters Privaat NatuurreserweNature reserveMP Mpumalanga7
Hanover PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserveLP Limpopo6
Hillmof Privaat NatuurreservaatNature reserveLP Limpopo6
Impala Ranch Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West6
Blouberg Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo6
York Private Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo4
Schoonspruit NatuurreservaatNature reserveNW North West4
QwaQwa National ParkNational parkFS Free State4
Percy Fyfe Nature ReserveNature reserveLP Limpopo3
Ann van Dyk Cheetah CentreWildlife sanctuaryNW North West3
Kohra Khora Lion ParkWildlife sanctuaryNW North West2
MANAVHELA NATURE RESERVENature reserveLP Limpopo2

By province

Limpopo
9 reserves
North West
6 reserves
Northern Cape
1 reserve
Mpumalanga
1 reserve
Free State
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Family
Viduidae
Scientific name
Vidua paradisaea
GBIF taxon
2484626
Wikidata
Q956176

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.