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Vidua

Vidua is a genus of passerine birds in the family Viduidae.

The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1816. The type species was subsequently designated as the pin-tailed whydah. The name Vidua is a Latin word meaning "widow".

The genus contains 19 species:

Members of this genus brood-parasitise estrilid finches. Estrildidae is the sister family to Viduidae.

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