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Alternative names: Barka Indigobird, Black-faced Firefinch Indigobird.
- Vidua larvaticola
Identification
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Senegambia, south-eastern Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Sudan, western Ethiopia
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Behaviour
Brood parasite of Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata, mimicking song of host. Remarkable replication of gape pattern of host species in chick.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Davies, NB, 2000, Cuckoos, Cowbirds and other Cheats. London: Academic Press.
- Payne, RB, 2005, Nestling mouth markings and colors of old world finches Estrildidae: mimicry and coevolution of nesting finches and their Vidua brood parasites. Michigan: Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barka Indigobird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barka_Indigobird