---
title: "Viúva-do-paraíso-oriental"
description: "Vidua paradisaea — Aves. The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) is a bird in the family Viduidae of the order Passeriformes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eastern-paradise-whydah
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Viúva-do-paraíso-oriental

> Vidua paradisaea — Aves. The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) is a bird in the family Viduidae of the order Passeriformes.

- Scientific name: *Vidua paradisaea*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1327
- Wikidata: [Q956176](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956176)
- iNaturalist taxon: [204449](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204449)

## Names

- en: Eastern Paradise-Whydah
- de: Schmalschwanzparadieswitwe
- es: Viuda del Paraíso
- fr: Veuve de paradis
- nl: Smalstaartparadijswida
- pt: Viúva-do-paraíso-oriental
- pl: Wdówka rajska

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (626), NA (120), KE (97), BW (87), TZ (85), ZM (60), ZW (48), ET (30), MW (30), MZ (9), SZ (9), UG (5)

## Summary

The long-tailed paradise whydah or eastern paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) is a bird in the family Viduidae of the order Passeriformes. It is a small passerine with a short, stubby bill, found across eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia south to South Africa and west to Angola. It is mostly granivorous, and feed on seeds that have ripened and fallen on the ground. The ability to distinguish between males and females is quite difficult unless it is breeding season. During this time, the males moult into breeding plumage where they have a distinctive long tail. This can be up to three times longer than its own…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_paradise_whydah

## Photo

![Viúva-do-paraíso-oriental](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-paradise-whydah/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erwin Sieben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283989230

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-paradise-whydah?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).