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Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
9.69823, 6.77856
Field Notes
Description:
A.k.a. Steel-Blue Widowfinch, is a small finch, somewhat smaller that a sparrow. Breeding male is all black and with red-orange legs. Non-breeding male and females are whitish below and streaked brown above, with a boldly streaked head - difficult to distinguish from Whydahs. In this northern part of the species distribution, the bill is pale pinkish to white (in SE Africa, the bill is red-orange).
Habitat:
Common bird in woodlands and savannas, here observed in urban area.
Notes:
All members of Viduidae (whydahs and indigobirds) family are obligate brood parasites, and lay their eggs in nests of estrildid finches. Village indigobird parasites Red-billed and Brown firefinches (unfortunately, this time, I had no chance to spot these two too... )
Reference Links:
Village indigobird - Wikipedia
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2019
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