Jos Plateau Indigobird

When to see the Jos Plateau Indigobird

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Jos Plateau Indigobird

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About the Jos Plateau Indigobird

The Jos Plateau indigobird is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It was thought to be endemic to Nigeria, but has been recently reported from northern Cameroon. It lays its eggs in the nest of the rock firefinch which is also restricted to Nigeria. Because of their inability to incubate their eggs, they lay their eggs in the nest of the rock firefinch and then take away the exact number of laid eggs from the host bird in order to avoid suspicion from the host bird. After hatching they exhibit dominance against the hatchlings of the rock firefinches. Their breeding seasons are all round the year but more pronounced during the cold Harmattan period between July and December.

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Easily confused with

Togo Paradise WhydahVidua togoensisThe Togo paradise whydah is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. Zambezi IndigobirdVidua codringtoniThe Zambezi indigobird, also known as the twinspot indigobird or green indigobird, is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. Cameroon IndigobirdVidua camerunensisThe Cameroon indigobird is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.