After spending several days in the dark and damp forests of Nyungwe, it was good to be out in bright sunshine. Pin-tailed Whydah is a common species in much of sub-Saharan Africa and this is a male bird which is just starting to develop its breeding plumage.
Country: Rwanda
Location: Papyrus marsh en route from Kigali to Akagera
Family: Indigobirds, Whydahs (Viduidae)
Species: Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
Date taken: 15/07/2011