Purple indigobird
| Purple indigobird | |
|---|---|
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| Male photographed at Mabilingwe Resort, Limpopo Province, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Viduidae |
| Genus: | Vidua |
| Species: | V. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Vidua purpurascens (Reichenow, 1883) | |
The purple indigobird (Vidua purpurascens) is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is also known as the dusky indigobird, a name which can refer to Vidua funerea. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Vidua purpurascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Purple indigobird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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