Ann & Steve Toon / Long-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) male perched in tree, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, January

Ann & Steve Toon / Two Long-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) males in breeding plumage, perched in tree top, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Guy Edwardes / Long-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) male perched on branch. Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana.