Dusky Indigobird
Vidua funerea(de Tarragon, L, 1847)
English (US) Dusky Indigobird
The Dusky Indigobird (Vidua funerea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Viduidae (Whydahs and Indigobirds) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Vidua funerea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dusky Indigobird
- Described by
- (de Tarragon, L, 1847)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Vidua funerea nigerrima
- Vidua funerea funerea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla funerea
- Described by
- (de Tarragon, L, 1847)
- Type locality
- Natal.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 10 p.180
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Cameroon Indigobird
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