This bird grows a tail so long that it can be several times the length of its body.
The Long-tailed Paradise Whydah is a small African songbird famous for the male’s spectacular breeding plumage. During the mating season, he develops elegant ribbon-like tail feathers and performs graceful aerial displays, while feeding mainly on grass seeds and small insects.
A living ribbon of the savanna, transforming the sky into a stage for one of nature’s most elegant courtship dances.
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah 👇
