How big is a Cameroon Indigobird?

The Cameroon Indigobird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Cameroon Indigobird?

The Cameroon Indigobird occurs in 10 countries, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.

What birds look similar to a Cameroon Indigobird?

The Cameroon Indigobird is most easily confused with the Barka Indigobird, the Zambezi Indigobird and the Quailfinch Indigobird.

Is the Cameroon Indigobird endangered?

The Cameroon Indigobird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Cameroon Indigobird

Vidua camerunensis

Whydahs and Indigobirds · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Cameroon Indigobird (Vidua camerunensis) is a legendary whydahs and indigobird found in 10 countries, weighing about 12 g. The Cameroon indigobird is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.

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About the Cameroon Indigobird

The Cameroon indigobird is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is considered by some authors to be a subspecies of the variable indigobird. They range from Sierra Leone to east Cameroon, north east Zaire and South Sudan.

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Where it lives

Nigeria Cameroon Sierra Leone Ghana Côte d’Ivoire Benin

Recorded as a rare visitor in Central African Republic, Mali, Congo - Brazzaville, Guinea.

When to see it

Best months: January, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Cameroon Indigobird look like?: The Cameroon indigobird is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.
How big is a Cameroon Indigobird?: The Cameroon Indigobird is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Cameroon Indigobird?: The Cameroon Indigobird occurs in 10 countries, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
What birds look similar to a Cameroon Indigobird?: The Cameroon Indigobird is most easily confused with the Barka Indigobird, the Zambezi Indigobird and the Quailfinch Indigobird.
Is the Cameroon Indigobird endangered?: The Cameroon Indigobird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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