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;[[:Category:Vidua|Vidua]] wilsoni | ;[[:Category:Vidua|Vidua]] wilsoni | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Wilson s Indigobird NB 4 - Copy.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female or non-breeding male<br />Photo by {{user|whiteheadedvulture|whiteheadedvulture}}<br />Accra, [[Ghana]], 28 April 2016]] | ||
| + | 10 cm (4 in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Breeding male''' | ||
| + | *Bluish-purple gloss on black plumage | ||
| + | *White flank spot (generally concealed) | ||
| + | *Brown upper wing and tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]] | + | [[Africa]]: found from [[Senegambia]] to northern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], southern [[Sudan]] and north-western [[Ethiopia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Rough overgrown cultivation and tall grassland with scattered bushes. Vegetated stream sides. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They forage on the ground for small grass seeds. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2016) | ||
| + | {{Ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Vidua wilsoni" {{!}} "Wilson Indigobird"}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 15 January 2023
Alternative name(s): Pale-winged Indigobird
- Vidua wilsoni
Identification
10 cm (4 in)
Breeding male
- Bluish-purple gloss on black plumage
- White flank spot (generally concealed)
- Brown upper wing and tail
Distribution
Africa: found from Senegambia to northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan and north-western Ethiopia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rough overgrown cultivation and tall grassland with scattered bushes. Vegetated stream sides.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage on the ground for small grass seeds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wilson's Indigobird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wilson%27s_Indigobird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
