Purple indigobird
Male photographed at Mabilingwe Resort, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Viduidae
Genus: Vidua
Species:
V. purpurascens
Binomial name
Vidua purpurascens
(Reichenow, 1883)

The purple indigobird (Vidua purpurascens) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is also known as the dusky indigobird, a name which can refer to Vidua funerea. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Vidua purpurascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719962A94653400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719962A94653400.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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