Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Monotypic
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 25, 2013
Text last updated February 25, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gewone Paradysvink |
| Bulgarian | Обикновена райска вдовица |
| Catalan | vídua del paradís |
| Croatian | dugorepa udovičica |
| Dutch | Smalstaartparadijswida |
| English | Eastern Paradise-Whydah |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Eastern Paradise Whydah |
| English (Kenya) | Eastern Paradise Whydah |
| English (United States) | Eastern Paradise-Whydah |
| Estonian | kiilsaba-paradiisiviidas |
| Finnish | paratiisileski |
| French | Veuve de paradis |
| French (Canada) | Veuve de paradis |
| German | Schmalschwanzwitwe |
| Icelandic | Paradísarekkja |
| Japanese | ホウオウジャク |
| Norwegian | paradisenke |
| Polish | wdówka rajska |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Viúva-do-paraíso-rabilonga |
| Russian | Длиннохвостая райская вдовушка |
| Serbian | Kopljorepa rajska udovica |
| Slovak | vdovka rajská |
| Spanish | Viuda del Paraíso |
| Spanish (Spain) | Viuda del paraíso |
| Swedish | östlig paradisänka |
| Turkish | Doğulu Cennet Vidyası |
| Ukrainian | Вдовичка райська |
| Zulu | ibhaku lehlanze |
Vidua paradisaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Emberiza paradisaea
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.178.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Africa ; restricted to Angola by Linnaeus, 1766, Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 1, p. 312.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- VIDUA
- vidua
- PARADISAEA
- paradisaea / paradisaeus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Eastern Paradise-Whydah
