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Dusky indigobird

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The name dusky indigobird can also refer to Vidua purpurascens.

Dusky indigobird
A male photographed in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Viduidae
Genus: Vidua
Species:
V. funerea
Binomial name
Vidua funerea
(de Tarragon, L, 1847)
Dusky Indigobird

The dusky indigobird, variable indigobird, or black widowfinch (Vidua funerea) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Vidua funerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22736178A95126759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736178A95126759.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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