Genus Vidua

 

Village Indigobird - This indigobird is found in many open habitats including open woodland, scrub and cultivation, but, as its name implies, it is most readily seen near villages.

 

Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah - It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, and Togo.

 

Pin-tailed whydah - This whydah is found in many open habitats including open woodland, scrub and cultivation.

 

Vidua maryae - Its natural habitats are dry woodland and shrubland in rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

 

Eastern Paradise-Whydah - It is a brood parasite to the Green-winged Pytilia. Male Long-tailed Paradise Whydahs imitate the song of the male Green-winged Pytilia. The whydah chicks are larger and louder than the host chicks, so the foster parents will give them more attention instead their own chicks.

Purple Indigobird - The Purple Indigobird is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. 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.

 

Jambandu Indigobird - Different authorities assign this species to various families. Peters assigns it to Ploceidae whereas Sibley-Monroe assigns it to Passeridae while Gill places it in Estrildidae.

 

Shaft-tailed Whydah - The Shaft-tailed Whydah is distributed in open habitats and grasslands of Southern Africa, from south Angola to south Mozambique. It is a brood parasite to the Common Grenadier. The diet consists mainly of seeds.

 

Wilson's Indigobird - Wilson's Indigobird or Pale-winged Indigobird is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Viduidae
Genus : Vidua