widowbird
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
widowbird/ˈwɪdəʊbəːd/
▶noun
- 1 an African weaver bird, the male of which has mainly black plumage and typically a long tail used in leaping displays. [Genus Euplectes: several species.]
- 2 another term for whydah.
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