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Vidua chalybeata (Statius Muller, 1776)
Viduidae

Vidua chalybeata (Statius Muller, 1776)

Vidua chalybeata (Statius Muller, 1776)

Vidua chalybeata, the village indigobird, is a small resident breeding bird found across most of sub-Saharan Africa.

Vidua macroura (Pallas, 1764)
Viduidae

Vidua macroura (Pallas, 1764)

Vidua macroura (Pallas, 1764)

Vidua macroura, the pin-tailed whydah, is a brood-parasitic bird native to most of sub-Saharan Africa, introduced elsewhere and kept as a cage bird.

Vidua regia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Viduidae

Vidua regia (Linnaeus, 1766)

Vidua regia (Linnaeus, 1766)

Vidua regia, the shaft-tailed whydah, is a small seed-eating brood parasitic bird native to Southern Africa, rated Least Concern by IUCN.

Vidua fischeri (Reichenow, 1882)
Viduidae

Vidua fischeri (Reichenow, 1882)

Vidua fischeri (Reichenow, 1882)

Straw-tailed whydah (Vidua fischeri) is a brood parasitic Viduidae bird native to dry savannas of East Africa.

Vidua purpurascens (Reichenow, 1883)
Viduidae

Vidua purpurascens (Reichenow, 1883)

Vidua purpurascens (Reichenow, 1883)

Vidua purpurascens, the purple indigobird, is a brood-parasitic Viduidae bird native to dry savannas across multiple southern and eastern African countries.

Vidua interjecta (Grote, 1922)
Viduidae

Vidua interjecta (Grote, 1922)

Vidua interjecta (Grote, 1922)

Vidua interjecta, the exclamatory paradise whydah, is a Viduidae bird species found across the Sudanian savanna of Africa.

Vidua funerea (Tarragon, 1847)
Viduidae

Vidua funerea (Tarragon, 1847)

Vidua funerea (Tarragon, 1847)

Vidua funerea is a Viduidae bird species found across parts of Africa, with natural habitat of moist savanna.

Vidua paradisaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Viduidae

Vidua paradisaea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vidua paradisaea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vidua paradisaea, the long-tailed paradise whydah, is a brood-parasitic African songbird that mimics its host's song.

Anomalospiza imberbis (Cabanis, 1868)
Viduidae

Anomalospiza imberbis (Cabanis, 1868)

Anomalospiza imberbis (Cabanis, 1868)

Anomalospiza imberbis, the cuckoo-finch, is a small finch-like bird with a scattered distribution across sub-Saharan African grasslands.

Acanthiza uropygialis Gould, 1838
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza uropygialis Gould, 1838

Acanthiza uropygialis Gould, 1838

Chestnut-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) is a small Australian endemic passerine that lives in dry, arid to semi-arid habitats.

Acanthiza ewingii Gould, 1844
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza ewingii Gould, 1844

Acanthiza ewingii Gould, 1844

Acanthiza ewingii, the Tasmanian Thornbill, is a small bird endemic to Tasmania, Bass Strait and King Island with distinct plumage and preferred wet habitats.

Acanthiza inornata Gould, 1841
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza inornata Gould, 1841

Acanthiza inornata Gould, 1841

Acanthiza inornata, the western thornbill, is a small 8–10cm thornbill with distinct brown-toned plumage.

Acanthiza lineata Gould, 1838
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza lineata Gould, 1838

Acanthiza lineata Gould, 1838

Acanthiza lineata, the striated thornbill, is a small bird with distinct plumage, similar to A. pusilla which differs by its cap and habitat.

Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)

Acanthiza pusilla (Shaw, 1790)

Acanthiza pusilla, the brown thornbill, is a small Australian bird found in eastern and southeastern coastal habitats.

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Yellow-rumped thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) is the largest thornbill, found across most of southern Australia and Tasmania in varied open habitats.

Acanthiza nana Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza nana Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Acanthiza nana Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Acanthiza nana, the yellow thornbill, is a small sexually monomorphic Australian bird with prominent yellow colouring.

Acanthiza reguloides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza reguloides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Acanthiza reguloides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Acanthiza reguloides, the buff-rumped thornbill, is a small passerine bird endemic to Australia that engages in cooperative breeding.

Acanthiza iredalei Mathews, 1911
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza iredalei Mathews, 1911

Acanthiza iredalei Mathews, 1911

Acanthiza iredalei is a small thornbill with distinct coloration and three subspecies separated across southern Australia.

Acanthiza apicalis Gould, 1847
Acanthizidae

Acanthiza apicalis Gould, 1847

Acanthiza apicalis Gould, 1847

The inland thornbill Acanthiza apicalis is a small Australian bird similar to the brown thornbill, with wide non-migratory distribution.

Pyrrholaemus brunneus Gould, 1841
Acanthizidae

Pyrrholaemus brunneus Gould, 1841

Pyrrholaemus brunneus Gould, 1841

Pyrrholaemus brunneus, the redthroat, is a small endemic Australian bird living in arid and semi-arid inland shrublands.

Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Latham, 1802)
Acanthizidae

Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Latham, 1802)

Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Latham, 1802)

Pyrrholaemus sagittatus, the speckled warbler, is a small ground-dwelling warbler found in open eucalypt woodland in southeastern Australia.

Calamanthus cautus (Gould, 1843)
Acanthizidae

Calamanthus cautus (Gould, 1843)

Calamanthus cautus (Gould, 1843)

Calamanthus cautus is a small Australian bird with specific plumage traits, uncommon and vulnerable in parts of southern Australia.

Calamanthus pyrrhopygius (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Acanthizidae

Calamanthus pyrrhopygius (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Calamanthus pyrrhopygius (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Calamanthus pyrrhopygius, the chestnut-rumped heathwren, is a small sedentary bushland bird native to southeastern Australia.

Gerygone levigaster Gould, 1843
Acanthizidae

Gerygone levigaster Gould, 1843

Gerygone levigaster Gould, 1843

The mangrove gerygone (Gerygone levigaster) is a small mangrove-associated bird found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

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