Vidua macroura

Basic information
Scientific name	Vidua macroura	(No picture)
Common names	Pin-tailed whydah
Higher taxon	Ploceidae, Passeriformes, Aves
Natural range	Sahara and southern part of Africa
Habitat	Reed bed, riverside, grassland, farm area, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	There are records of breedings in Tokyo and Kyoto, and occurrences in Kanagawa, Osaka, Nara, Mie, and Hyogo. In Tokyo, this species have not been observed in Tokyo since 1990s.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	In Kanagawa Pref., observed since 1974. In Tokyo, observed in 1970s.
Route	Deliberate: Escape or release of pet animal.
Impact	Unknown impact.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Puerto Rico etc.

Reference	Notes
Eguchi & Amano (2004) Spread of exotic birds in Japan. Ornithol Sci. 3, 3-12. Kawakami & Kanouchi (2012) The Handbook of Introduced Birds in Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn) Lepage (ed) (2003-2012) Avibase – the world bird database (Accessed on 2012-6-14) http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/ Long (1981) Introduced Birds of the World. David & Charles, Newton. etc.