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Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura (Pallas, PS 1764)

The pin-tailed whydah is a small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males. It is a resident breeding bird in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Pallas, PS 1764)

Reference:
   Adumbr., in Bered. Cat. Vog. Dier. [Vroeg]

Protonym:
  Fringilla (macroura)

Type locality:
  East Indies ; error, emended to Angola by Gmelin, 1789, Syst. Nat., 1(2), p. 883.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  673E66F0FA0E3817

Avibase ID:
  avibase-673E66F0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/673E66F0

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179625

Geographic range:

  • Vidua macroura: very widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, from southern Mauritania eastward to Eritrea, southward to South Africa; introduced in the southern USA (California, Florida) and the Caribbean (Puerto Rico)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pin-tailed Whydah
Catalan:
vídua cua d'agulla
Czech:
vdovka černobílá
Danish:
Dominikanerenke
German:
Dominikanerwitwe
Spanish:
Viuda Colicinta
Spanish (Spain):
Viuda Colicinta
Finnish:
dominikaanileski
French:
Veuve dominicaine
Croatian:
bjelotrba udovičica
Hungarian:
dominikánus vida
Icelandic:
Hefðarekkja
Italian:
Vedova coda a spilli
Japanese (romaji):
tenninchou
Japanese:
テンニンチョウ
Lithuanian:
Dominikinė našlytė
Dutch:
Dominicanerwida
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dominikanarenkje
Norwegian:
Dominikanerenke
Polish:
wdówka białobrzucha
Portuguese:
viúva-de-rabo-pontudo
Portuguese (Portugal):
viúva-bico-de-lacre
Russian:
Узкохвостая вдовушка
Slovak:
vdovka strakatá
Serbian:
Dominikanska udovica
Swedish:
dominikaneränka
Ukrainian:
Вдовичка білочерева
Chinese:
针尾维达雀
Chinese (Traditional):
針尾維達雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Pin-tailed Whydah ( Vidua macroura) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Pin-tailed Whydah ( Vidua macroura) [version 1]
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:
Pin-tailed Whydah ( Vidua macroura) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Pin-tailed Whydah ( Vidua macroura) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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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):
Pin-tailed Whydah ( Vidua macroura) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Veuve dominicaine ( Vidua macroura) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Veuve dominicaine ( Vidua macroura) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Pin-tailed Whydah ( Vidua macroura) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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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 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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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 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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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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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Vidua macroura [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Vidua macroura [version 1]
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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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Vidua macroura [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Vidua macroura [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Koningrooibekkie, Koningrooibekkie (Koningweduweetjie)
Asturian: Vilda rau d’aguya
Belarusian: Дамініканская ўдавіца
Bulgarian: Доминиканска райска вдовица
Catalan: vídua cua d'agulla, Vídua de cua d'agulla
Czech: vdovka černobílá, Vdovka dominikánská
Welsh: Wida llostfain
Danish: Dominikanerenke
German: Dominikaner Witwe, Dominikanerwitwe
Greek: Μακρόουρη χήρα
English: Haagner's Pin-tailed Whydah, Koning Roodebec, Pin tailed Whydah, Pintailed Whydah, Pin-tailed Whydah, Pin-tailed Widow
English, HBW: Pin-tailed Whydah
English (IOC): Pin-tailed Whydah
English (Kenya): Pin-tailed Whydah
English (United States): Pin-tailed Whydah
Esperanto: Pintvosta viduo
Spanish: Viuda Colicinta, Viuda de Cola Aguda
Spanish (Spain): Viuda Colicinta
Spanish (HBW): Pin-tailed Whydah
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Viuda Colicinta
Estonian: Pugalviidas
Finnish: Dominikaanileski
French: Veuve à dos d'or, Veuve dominicaine
Irish: Víoda biorearrach
Galician: Viúva rabo de alfinete, Viuviña rabilonga
Croatian: bjelotrba udovičica
Hungarian: dominikánus vida
Icelandic: Hefðarekkja
Italian: Vedova coda a spilli, Vedova codaspillo
Japanese (romaji): tenninchou
Japanese: テンニンチョウ
Kwangali: Harusira
Scientific: Emberiza serena, Emberiza vidua, Fringilla (macroura), Fringilla macroura, Prosteganura haagneri okadai, Pseudospermestes microrhyncha, Vidua erythrorhynchus, Vidua haagneri haagneri, Vidua haagneri okadai, Vidua hypocherina haagneri, Vidua hypocherina okadai, Vidua macroura, Vidua macroura macroura
Lithuanian: Dominikinė našlytė
Latvian: Garastes atraitnīte
Maltese: whydah ta' denbu labra
Dutch: Dominicanerwida, Dominikanerwida, Dominikaner-wida
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dominikanarenkje
Norwegian: Dominikanerenke
Polish: wdówka bialobrzucha, wdówka białobrzucha, Wdówka dominikańska
Portuguese: Viúva-cauda-de-alfinete, viúva-de-rabo-pontudo, Viuvinha
Portuguese (Portugal): viúva-bico-de-lacre, Viuvinha-bico-de-lacre
Rhaeto-Romance: Vaiva dominicana
Romanian: Văduvă dominicană
Russian: Доминиканская вдовушка, Узкохвостая вдовушка
Slovak: Vdovka dlhochvost, vdovka strakatá
Slovenian: Dominikanska vdovica
Shona: Mutsetse
Serbian: Dominikanska udovica
Sotho, Southern: Mamarungoana, 'Mamarungoana
Swedish: Dominikaneränka
Swahili: Bombo, Fumbwe Mkia-mwembamba
Turkish: Dominik dulkuşu, Sivri kuyruklu vidya
Tsonga: N'waminungu
Ukrainian: Вдовичка білочерева
Xhosa: Uhlakhwe
Chinese: 針尾維達鳥, 针尾维达雀
Chinese (Traditional): 針尾維達雀
Zulu: uHlekwane

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