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Straw-tailed Whydah
Vidua fischeri (Reichenow, A 1882)
The straw-tailed whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Like all other whydah species, the straw-tailed whydah is a brood parasite. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Viduidae
Genus:
Vidua
Scientific:
Vidua fischeri
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Viduidae
Genus:
Vidua
Scientific:
Vidua fischeri
Original description
Citation:
(Reichenow, A 1882)
Reference:
Orn. Centralblatt
7 p.91
Protonym:
Linura Fischeri
Type locality:
Usegua, East Africa [= Useguha, Tanganyika].
Link:
https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Ornith-Centralblatt_7_I-LXVIII.pdf
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
424B857C55FA78B0
Avibase ID:
avibase-424B857C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/424B857C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563665
Geographic range:
- Vidua fischeri: southeastern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, northeastern Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania
Source: Clements checklist
Straw-tailed Whydah
Catalan:
vídua de Fischer
Czech:
vdovka Fischerova
Danish:
Stråvidafinke
German:
Strohwitwe
Spanish:
Viuda de Fischer
Spanish (Spain):
Viuda de Fischer
Finnish:
olkipyrstöleski
French:
Veuve de Fischer
Croatian:
žutorepa udovičica
Hungarian:
sárgahasú vida
Italian:
Vedova codapaglia
Japanese (romaji):
kisakisuzume
Japanese:
キサキスズメ
Lithuanian:
Fišerio našlytė
Dutch:
Fischers Wida
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Stråhaleenkje
Norwegian:
Stråhaleenke
Polish:
wdówka płowosterna
Portuguese:
Viuvinha-rabo-de-palha
Portuguese (Portugal):
viúva-rabo-de-palha
Russian:
Светлохвостая вдовушка
Slovak:
vdovka plavá
Serbian:
Slamnata udovica
Swedish:
stråstjärtad änka
Ukrainian:
Вдовичка світлохвоста
Chinese:
草尾维达鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
稻尾維達雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Veuve de Fischer ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Veuve de Fischer ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 1st edition: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements, version 2021: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements, version 2022: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements, version 2023: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 4th edition: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 6th edition: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements, version 2015: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements, version 2016: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements, version 2017: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements, version 2018: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Clements, version 2019: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 1.50: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 1.52: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 1.53: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 1.54: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 1.55: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 2015: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 2016: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 2017: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 2018: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 2019: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 2021: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 2022: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| eBird version 2023: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Fischer's Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Fischer's Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Vidua fischeri |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Vidua fischeri |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Vidua fischeri |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Straw-tailed Whydah ( Vidua fischeri) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Vidua fischeri |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Vidua fischeri |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: vídua de Fischer
Czech: Vdovka Fischerova, vdovka Fisherova
Danish: Stråvidafinke
German: Strohwitwe, Stroh-Witwe
English: Fischer's Pin-tailed Whydah, Fischer's Whydah, Straw tailed Whydah, Straw-tailed Whydah, Straw-tailed Widow
English, HBW: Straw-tailed Whydah
English (IOC): Straw-tailed Whydah
English (Kenya): Straw-tailed Whydah
English (United States): Straw-tailed Whydah
Spanish: Viuda de Fischer
Spanish (Spain): Viuda de Fischer
Spanish (HBW): Straw-tailed Whydah
Estonian: õlgsaba-viidas
Finnish: Olkipyrstöleski
French: Veuve à queue de paille, Veuve de Fischer
Croatian: žutorepa udovičica
Hungarian: sárgahasú vida
Italian: Vedova codapaglia, Vedova di Fischer
Japanese (romaji): kisakisuzume
Japanese: キサキスズメ
Scientific: Linura fischeri, Vidua fischeri
Lithuanian: Fišerio našlytė
Dutch: Fischers Wida, Fischer-wida
Norwegian Nynorsk: Stråhaleenkje
Norwegian: Stråhaleenke
Polish: wdówka plowosterna, wdówka płowosterna
Portuguese: Viuvinha-rabo-de-palha
Portuguese (Portugal): viúva-rabo-de-palha, Viuvinha-rabo-de-palha
Russian: Вдовушка Фишера, Светлохвостая вдовушка
Slovak: vdovka plavá
Serbian: Slamnata udovica
Swedish: Spetsstjärtad änka, stråstjärtad änka
Swahili: Fumbwe Mkia-njano
Turkish: Saman rengi vidya
Ukrainian: Вдовичка світлохвоста
Chinese: 草尾维达雀, 草尾维达鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 稻尾維達雀, 菲切氏稻尾維達雀
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