Jambandu indigobird
| Jambandu indigobird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Viduidae |
| Genus: | Vidua |
| Species: | V. raricola |
| Binomial name | |
| Vidua raricola Payne, 1982 | |
The Jambandu indigobird (Vidua raricola) is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is also known as the goldbreast indigobird. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Togo. Its habitat is savannah and brush.
Different authorities assign this species to various families. Peters assigns it to Ploceidae (Viduinae) whereas Sibley-Monroe assigns it to Passeridae (Estrildinae, Viduini) while Gill (2nd Ed.) places it in Estrildidae.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Vidua raricola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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