Tag: BirdOnAWire

Pin-Tailed Whydahs

Pair of Wydah birds on a wire, one with a very long tail

I spotted the bird with the long tail flying around and thought at first that it was carrying something. Eventually it settled on this cable and I saw the other one which was clearly the same species, despite the shorter tail. Male/female pair? Older male/younger male?

They appear to be pin-tailed wydahs, which have been introduced to southern California. There’s a cluster of observations on iNaturalist in the LA area.

On PixelFed.Social
Female on iNaturalist
Male on iNaturalist