Dear Wamiti,
I am so sorry but Broad-tails don't have the tail streamers, this
looks like an Eastern PW,
Best for now and thanks for sharing the image,
Brian

On 8/11/19, Wanyoike Wamiti wwamiti@gmail.com [kenyabirdsnet]
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> Dear Birders,
>
> I thought too I could contribute to this discussion on the Broad-tailed
> Paradise Whydah. Attached find a photograph (not very good though) that I
> took near Hippo Pools, Mpala Ranch, Laikipia County on 14-July-2019 (GPS:
> 0°19'13.99"N, 36°54'26.05"E). He was the only male I saw during a 3 day
> visit together with several groups of displaying males of Straw-tailed and
> Pin-tailed Whydahs. I was that lucky to see all the 3 species with the
> males in their breeding attire.
>
> Regards,
>
> Wamiti.
>
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>> Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah? <#m_-891985525355278170_1a> by "Sidney
>> Shema" sidneykamanzi
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>> Re: Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah? <#m_-891985525355278170_1b> by "Don
>> Turner"
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>> Re: Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah? <#m_-891985525355278170_1c> by "Sidney
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>> Re: Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah? <#m_-891985525355278170_1d> by "Brian
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>> Sun Jul 28, 2019 1:27 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Sidney Shema" sidneykamanzi
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> Have a look at this paradise whydah (attached) seen recently in
>> Tharaka-Nithi by Njagi Linus? Is it a Broad-tailed?
>>
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>>
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>> Sun Jul 28, 2019 2:34 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Don Turner"
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>> Dear Sidney. This DOES very much look like a Broad-tailed Paradise
>> Whydah..
>>
>> The current status of this very rare bird can best be summed up as
>> follows:
>>
>> "Formerly resident in the Embu and Meru districts, but specimen and any
>> photographic evidence has been lacking since 1945-47. Meanwhile sight
>> records near Embu and Sagana in 2003 and at Sabuk, Laikipia in September
>> 2011 do suggest a continued presence in the country”.
>>
>> A great photograph indeed.
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Don Turner
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>> Sun Jul 28, 2019 4:00 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Sidney Shema" sidneykamanzi
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>> Thank you Don. An exciting record indeed. A first of this species for the
>> atlas. And possibly an indication of orange-winged pytilia presence in
>> Tharaka-Nithi too?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sidney
>>
>> On Sun, 28 Jul 2019, 12:36 Don Turner don@originsafaris.info
>> [kenyabirdsnet], <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> >
>> >
>> > Dear Sidney. This DOES very much look like a Broad-tailed Paradise
>> Whydah.
>> >
>> > The current status of this very rare bird can best be summed up as
>> follows:
>> >
>> > "Formerly resident in the Embu and Meru districts, but specimen and any
>> > photographic evidence has been lacking since 1945-47. Meanwhile sight
>> > records near Embu and Sagana in 2003 and at Sabuk, Laikipia in
>> > September
>> > 2011 do suggest a continued presence in the country”.
>> >
>> > A great photograph indeed.
>> >
>> > Best wishes
>> > Don Turner
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:44 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Brian Finch"
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>> Hi Sidney,
>> 100% Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah and such superb images, a great
>> Atlas triumph and certainly if resident Orange-winged Pytilia must
>> certainly be there.
>> Where exactly was the bird, and was it alone?
>> Best for now
>> Brian
>>
>> On 7/28/19, Sidney Shema sidneyshema@gmail.com [kenyabirdsnet]
>> <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> > Thank you Don. An exciting record indeed. A first of this species for
>> > the
>> > atlas. And possibly an indication of orange-winged pytilia presence in
>> > Tharaka-Nithi too?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Sidney
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, 28 Jul 2019, 12:36 Don Turner don@originsafaris.info
>> > [kenyabirdsnet], <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Dear Sidney. This DOES very much look like a Broad-tailed Paradise
>> >> Whydah.
>> >>
>> >> The current status of this very rare bird can best be summed up as
>> >> follows:
>> >>
>> >> "Formerly resident in the Embu and Meru districts, but specimen and
>> >> any
>> >> photographic evidence has been lacking since 1945-47. Meanwhile sight
>> >> records near Embu and Sagana in 2003 and at Sabuk, Laikipia in
>> >> September
>> >> 2011 do suggest a continued presence in the country”.
>> >>
>> >> A great photograph indeed.
>> >>
>> >> Best wishes
>> >> Don Turner
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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>> Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:46 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Sidney Shema" sidneykamanzi
>> <sidneyshema@gmail.com?subject=Re%3A%20Broad-tailed%20Paradise%20Whydah%3F>
>> Hi Brian,
>>
>> It was seen near Karumbi primary school in Tharaka Nithi County on Jan
>> 30th this year.
>> Only the male was photographed but a female may have been around.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> *Sidney Shema*
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>> On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 2:47 PM Brian Finch <birdfinch@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Sidney,
>> > 100% Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah and such superb images, a great
>> > Atlas triumph and certainly if resident Orange-winged Pytilia must
>> > certainly be there.
>> > Where exactly was the bird, and was it alone?
>> > Best for now
>> > Brian
>> >
>> > On 7/28/19, Sidney Shema sidneyshema@gmail.com [kenyabirdsnet]
>> > <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> > > Thank you Don. An exciting record indeed. A first of this species for
>> the
>> > > atlas. And possibly an indication of orange-winged pytilia presence
>> > > in
>> > > Tharaka-Nithi too?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > Sidney
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Sun, 28 Jul 2019, 12:36 Don Turner don@originsafaris.info
>> > > [kenyabirdsnet], <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Dear Sidney. This DOES very much look like a Broad-tailed Paradise
>> > >> Whydah.
>> > >>
>> > >> The current status of this very rare bird can best be summed up as
>> > >> follows:
>> > >>
>> > >> "Formerly resident in the Embu and Meru districts, but specimen and
>> any
>> > >> photographic evidence has been lacking since 1945-47. Meanwhile
>> > >> sight
>> > >> records near Embu and Sagana in 2003 and at Sabuk, Laikipia in
>> September
>> > >> 2011 do suggest a continued presence in the country”.
>> > >>
>> > >> A great photograph indeed.
>> > >>
>> > >> Best wishes
>> > >> Don Turner
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >
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