Steel-blue whydah

Steel-blue whydah
Male in Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Viduidae
Genus:Vidua
Species: V. hypocherina
Binomial name
Vidua hypocherina

The steel-blue whydah (Vidua hypocherina) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Vidua hypocherina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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