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When to see the Dusky Indigobird
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Dusky Indigobird
The map shades 10 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Dusky Indigobird
The dusky indigobird, variable indigobird, or black widowfinch 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.
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Easily confused with
Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensThe purple indigobird is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.
Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaThe shaft-tailed whydah or queen whydah is a small, sparrow-like bird in the genus Vidua.
Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriThe straw-tailed whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.
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