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Queen Whydah

Vidua regia (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua. During the breeding season the male has black crown and upper body plumage, golden breast and four elongated black tail shaft feathers with expanded tips. After the breeding season is over, the male sheds its long tail and grows olive brown female-like plumage. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Viduidae
Genus:
   Vidua
Scientific:
  Vidua regia

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Emberiza regia

Type locality:
  Africa ; southern Angola suggested by W. L. Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 810.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/317/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  019E8CA34D7530F0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-019E8CA3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/019E8CA3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563675

Geographic range:

  • Vidua regia: southern Angola to Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, southern Mozambique, and KwaZulu-Natal
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Queen Whydah
Catalan:
vídua reial
Czech:
vdovka královská
Danish:
Kongevidafinke
German:
Königswitwe
Spanish:
Viuda Real
Spanish (Spain):
Viuda Real
Finnish:
viiripyrstöleski
French:
Veuve royale
Croatian:
crnokapa udovičica
Hungarian:
királyvida
Icelandic:
Kóngsekkja
Italian:
Vedova codafili
Japanese (romaji):
mikadosuzume
Japanese:
ミカドスズメ
Lithuanian:
Karališkoji našlytė
Dutch:
Koningswida
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Spydhaleenkje
Norwegian:
Spydhaleenke
Polish:
wdówka królewska
Portuguese:
Viúva-seta
Portuguese (Portugal):
viúva-real
Russian:
Королевская вдовушка
Slovak:
vdovka kráľovská
Serbian:
Kraljevska udovica
Swedish:
vimpelstjärtad änka
Ukrainian:
Вдовичка королівська
Chinese:
箭尾维达雀
Chinese (Traditional):
箭尾維達雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Veuve royale ( Vidua regia) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Pylstertrooibekkie, Pylstertrooibekkie (Pylstertweduweetjie)
Catalan: vídua reial
Czech: Vdovka královská
Danish: Kongevidafinke
German: Königswitwe, Königs-Witwe
English: Queen Whydah, Shaft-tailed Paradise Whydah, Shafttailed Whydah, Shaft-tailed Whydah, Shaft-tailed Widow
English, HBW: Shaft-tailed Whydah
English (IOC): Shaft-tailed Whydah
English (United States): Shaft-tailed Whydah
Spanish: Viuda Cola de Flecha, Viuda Real
Spanish (Spain): Viuda Real
Spanish (HBW): Shaft-tailed Whydah
Estonian: ruugeviidas
Finnish: Viiripyrstöleski
French: Veuve reine, Veuve royale
Croatian: crnokapa udovičica
Hungarian: királyvida
Icelandic: Kóngsekkja
Italian: Vedova codafili, Vedova reale, Vedova regina
Japanese (romaji): mikadosuzume
Japanese: ミカドスズメ
Kwangali: Harusira
Scientific: Emberiza regia, Vidua regia, Vidua regia regia
Lithuanian: Karališkoji našlytė
Dutch: Koningswida
Norwegian Nynorsk: Spydhaleenkje
Norwegian: Kongeenke, Spydhaleenke
Polish: wdówka królewska
Portuguese: Viúva-seta
Portuguese (Portugal): viúva-real
Russian: Королевская вдовушка
Slovak: Vdovka Fischerova, vdovka kráľovská
Serbian: Kraljevska udovica
Swedish: Hårstjärtänka, vimpelstjärtad änka
Turkish: Kalem kuyruklu vidya
Ukrainian: Вдовичка королівська
Chinese: 箭尾维达雀
Chinese (Traditional): 箭尾維達雀

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