- Dusky Indigobird
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- The name Dusky Indigobird can also refer to the Purple Indigobird (Vidua purpurascens).
Dusky Indigobird A male photographed in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae Genus: Vidua Species: V. funerea Binomial name Vidua funerea
(Tarragon, 1847)The Dusky Indigobird or Variable Indigobird (Vidua funerea) is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Vidua funerea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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