Yellow-mantled Widowbird before and after molting

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George-Louis Leclerc, Comte of Buffon "Natural History of birds, fish, insects, and reptiles" coloured and engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet, 1770-1783 1 - Yellow-mantled Widowbird, without its tail 2 - The same Yellow-mantled Widowbird after molting, at its natural magnificence

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Photo credit: © Cabinet Revel / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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