Pin-tailed Whydah

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Protecting the Nest from the Parasitic Pin-tailed Whydah

The Pin-tailed Whydah, a parasitic bird, could put native Antilles and Hawaiian island species at risk. The word “parasite” often brings to mind an image a small worm, but sometimes, parasitic species are not what you imagine. Such is the case for the Pin-tailed Whydah, which is one of only about 100 parasitic bird species […]

Written by on August 4, 2017