Dusky Indigobird bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsVariable Indigobird, Nigerian Indigo Finch, Black Widow-finch, Black Indigobird, White-fronted Indigobird, Black Widowfinch
Old latin name for birdFringilla funerea, Hypochera funerea
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyIndigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae
GenusVidua
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionw, c, s

Dusky Indigobird bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Male, song, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song & mimicry, © Jeff DaCosta
    Tanzania
  • 5.
    Song & mimicry, © Jeff DaCosta
    Tanzania
  • 6.
    Song, © James and David Bradley
    Kenya
  • 7.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Malawi
  • 8.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 9.
    Song, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Rasping,chattering, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Dusky Indigobird

Dusky Indigobird subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Vidua funerea funereas Mozambique and n, e South Africa-No
Vidua funerea nigerrimaw Kenya and Tanzania to n Angola, Zambia and Mozambique-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGewone Blouvinkie
Catalanvídua funesta
Chinese暗紫维达雀
Chinese (Traditional)雜色維達雀
Croatiannarančastonoga udovičica
Czechatlásek proměnlivý
DanishSort Atlaskfinke
DutchGroene Staalvink, Groene Atlasvink
Finnishmustaleski
FrenchCombassou noir, Combassou varié, Combassou variable
GermanTrauerwitwe, Mohrenwitwe, Gongola-Atlaswitwe, Purpur-Atlaswitwe, Purpiur-Atlaswitwe, Purpuratlaswitwe
IcelandicGrafarekkja
ItalianUccello indaco variabile, Vedova variabile
Japaneseクロシコンチョウ, スミレシコンチョウ
Lithuaniantamsioji našlytė
Norwegiansørgeenke, Sørgeenke
Norwegian NynorskSørgjeenkje
Polishwdówka czarna
Portugueseviúva-sombria, viúva-negra
RussianБледноногая вдовушка, Белоногая вдовушка
SerbianŽalosna atlas udovica
Slovakvdovka smútočná
SpanishViuda Sombrís, Viuda sombría, Viuda Variable
SwahiliNili Mweusi
Swedishsvartänka, Svart indigofink
TurkishYaslı Çivitkuşu
Ukrainianвдовичка фіолетова