Kenya
 
Pin-tailed Whydah
In most of sub-Saharan Africa
...has been introduced to
California and Puerto Rico.
Vidua macroura
(L m-12" f-4")
Masai Mara
24Oct2014
I can recognize the calls of practically
every bird in North America. There are
some in Africa I don’t know, though.
(Roger Tory Peterson)
 
© eBird
Vidua in Greek means widow;
macroura in Greek means
long-tailed.
© Jennifer F.
M. Horne
Macaulay
Library