Množina: whydahs

Mostly black African weaverbird; SYN. whidah, widow bird.
Any of various African birds of the genus Vidua, order Passeriformes, of the weaver family. They lay their eggs in the nests of waxbills, which rear the young. Young birds resemble young waxbills, but the adults do not resemble adult waxbills. Males have long tail feathers used in courtship displays.