The village indigobird or the steelblue widowfinch is a small songbird belonging to the family Viduidae. It is distinguishable from other indigobird species by bill and leg colours, the colour tinge of the male's breeding plumage, song, and to lesser extent, the nestling's plumage and mouth pattern. The bill colour can be red or white depending on the population, and there is some regional variation in the colour tone of the male's plumage. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Müller, PLS 1776)
Reference:
Linné vollst. Natursyst. Suppl. Reg. Bd.
Protonym:
Fringilla chalybeata
Type locality:
Brazil, error; Senegal substituted by W. L. Sclater, 1930, Syst. Av. Aethiop., p. 807.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52710063#page/186/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
BA01A7936C97FEB2
Avibase ID:
avibase-BA01A793
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BA01A793
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563663
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Combassou du Sénégal ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Combassou du Sénégal ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Green Indigo-Bird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Green Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Vidua chalybeata [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Village Indigobird ( Vidua chalybeata) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Vidua chalybeata |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Vidua chalybeata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Vidua [chalybeata, funerea, camerunensis, nigeriae, codringtoni or wilsoni]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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