widow bird
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Etymology [edit]
Named after their usually black plumage. Possibly also because they are brood parasites.
Noun [edit]
widow bird (plural widow birds)
- Any of several species of birds in the family Viduidae, incorporating whydahs and widow finches.
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References [edit]
- 1978 A Dictionary of South African English. Ed. Jean Branford. Oxford.
- 1983 Newman's Birds of Southern Africa. Ed. Kennith Newman. Macmillan.
