Sahel Paradise Whydah
Vidua orientalisHeuglin, MT, 1870
English (US) Sahel Paradise Whydah
The Sahel Paradise Whydah (Vidua orientalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Viduidae (Whydahs and Indigobirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Vidua orientalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sahel Paradise Whydah
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1870
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Vidua orientalis aucupum
- Vidua orientalis orientalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Vidua paradisea orientalis
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1870
- Type locality
- Bogosland ; type from Keren, Eritrea, see Neunzig, 1928, Zool. Anz., 78, p. 181.
- Original description
- Ornithologie Nordost-Afrika's, der Nilquellen- und Küsten-Gebiete des Rothen Meeres und des nördlichen Somal-Landes 1 p.583
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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