The Jos Plateau indigobird is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is endemic to Nigeria. 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 firefinchers. Their breeding seasons are all round the year but more pronounced during the cold Harmattan period between July and December. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Payne, RB 1982
Reference:
Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan
no.162 p.42
Protonym:
Vidua funerea maryae
Link:
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/56406
Avibase ID:
12EC9197933DB6F5
Avibase ID:
avibase-12EC9197
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/12EC9197
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916180
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Combassou du Jos ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Jos Plateau Indigobird ( Vidua maryae) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Vidua maryae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Vidua [funerea, camerunensis, nigeriae or maryae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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