Steel-blue Whydah
Vidua hypocherinaVerreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1856
English (US) Steel-blue Whydah
The Steel-blue Whydah (Vidua hypocherina) 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.
Range: southern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Uganda, Kenya, and northern and central TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Vidua hypocherina
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Steel-blue Whydah
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1856
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP; Verreaux, JBÉ, 1856
- Type locality
- coast of West Africa [undoubtedly East Africa].
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 8 p.260 pl.16
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sahel Paradise Whydah
Vidua orientalis
Pin-tailed Whydah
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Shaft-tailed Whydah
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Straw-tailed Whydah
Vidua fischeri
Village Indigobird
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Purple Indigobird
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Dusky Indigobird
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