- The name dusky indigobird can also refer to Vidua purpurascens.
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.
| Dusky indigobird | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
| A male photographed in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. | |
Scientific 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)
| |
References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Dusky indigobird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
 | This Passeroidea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |