The barka indigobird (Vidua larvaticola) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sudan, and South Sudan. It is also known as the baka indigobird but the spelling "barka" is more correct; the word is a greeting in the Hausa language.[2]

Barka indigobird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Viduidae
Genus: Vidua
Species:
V. larvaticola
Binomial name
Vidua larvaticola
Payne, 1982

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Vidua larvaticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719944A132134162. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719944A132134162.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Payne, Robert B. & Clive R. Barlow (2004). "Songs of Mali Firefinch Lagonosticta virata and their mimicry by Barka Indigobird Vidua larvaticola in West Africa" (PDF). Malimbus. 26 (1–2): 11–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-15.