Avibase: Vidua hypocherina (Steel-blue Whydah)

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Steel-blue Whydah

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Steel-blue Whydah - Vidua hypocherina	Adrian Hinkle	2022-05-14	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	449010461 macaulaylibrary.org
Steel-blue Whydah - Vidua hypocherina	Steve Methu (freelance safari guide. www.inthewildwithprof.com)	2026-03-11	, Serengeti (Tanzania)	-	653021820 macaulaylibrary.org
Steel-blue Whydah - Vidua hypocherina	Stratton Hatfield	2024-11-17	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	632299691 macaulaylibrary.org
Steel-blue Whydah - Vidua hypocherina	James Bradley	2021-11-21	Suam lowlands near Kiberengi, Kacheliba, West Pokot County, West Pokot (Kenya) (1400 m)	adult, call, male - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	688733 xeno-canto.org
Steel-blue Whydah - Vidua hypocherina	Gilles Willem	2024-04-23	Banderwanaag, Hargeysa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Hargeysa (Somalia) (1200 m)	song - Original recording, no filtering. Adult male singing from top of small tree	898338 xeno-canto.org

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