Dusky indigobird

The name dusky indigobird can also refer to Vidua purpurascens.

Dusky indigobird
A male photographed in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Viduidae
Genus:	Vidua
Species:	V. funerea
Binomial name
Vidua funerea (de Tarragon, L, 1847)

The dusky indigobird, variable indigobird, or black widowfinch (Vidua funerea) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

• Dusky indigobird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

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