Vidua paradisaea

Basic information
Scientific name	Vidua paradisaea	Click to magnify
Common names	Paradise whydah, Paradise widow-bird
Higher taxon	Ploceidae, Passeriformes, Aves
Natural range	E, C, and S Africa
Habitat	Reed bed, riverside, grassland, rice field, landfill, etc.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	There are records of breeding in Tokyo, and occurrences in Kanagawa and Hyogo Prefs.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	In Kanagawa, observed since 1974. In Kanto District, observed in 1961 to 1981.
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	St. Helena, etc.

Reference

Notes

Eguchi & Amano (2004) Spread of exotic birds in Japan. Ornithol Sci. 3, 3-12.
Eguchi & Fujimaki (eds) (2000) Check-List of Japanese Birds Sixth Revised Edition. The Ornithological Society of Japan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
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 2012-6-12) http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/
Long (1981) Introduced Birds of the World. David & Charles, Newton.
etc.