This Striking African Bird Is Showing Up In California Yards. And That's A Problem

The pin-tailed whydah is a gorgeous songbird bird native to sub-Saharan Africa, so it's understandable that scientists wondered why it began showing up in California. The songbirds are used in the pet trade, in no small part because the males sport spectacular tail-feathers during the breeding season. In some places, the bird has become an introduced wild species when pet birds are let loose or escape from their cages.

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