Biology:Purple indigobird
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Short description: Species of bird
| Purple indigobird | |
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| Male photographed at Mabilingwe Resort, Limpopo Province, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Viduidae |
| Genus: | Vidua |
| Species: | V. purpurascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Vidua purpurascens (Reichenow, 1883)
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The purple indigobird (Vidua purpurascens) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is also known as the dusky indigobird, a name which can refer to Vidua funerea. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa , Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Vidua purpurascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22719962A94653400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719962A94653400.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22719962/94653400. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
- Purple indigobird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Wikidata ☰ Q1930623 entry
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