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Indigobirds and Whydahs
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Indigobirds and Whydahs

Vidua

The indigobirds and whydahs, together with the Cuckoo-finch make up the family Viduidae; they are small passerine birds native to Africa.

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19 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 19 known species

Pin-tailed Whydah

speciesVidua macroura

Village Indigobird

speciesVidua chalybeata

Eastern Paradise-Whydah

speciesVidua paradisaea

Shaft-tailed Whydah

speciesVidua regia

Dusky Indigobird

speciesVidua funerea

Straw-tailed Whydah

speciesVidua fischeri

Purple Indigobird

speciesVidua purpurascens

Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah

speciesVidua interjecta

Sahel Paradise-Whydah

speciesVidua orientalis

Steel-blue Whydah

speciesVidua hypocherina

Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah

speciesVidua obtusa

Wilson's Indigobird

speciesVidua wilsoni

Togo Paradise-Whydah

speciesVidua togoensis

Green Indigobird

speciesVidua codringtoni

Cameroon Indigobird

speciesVidua camerunensis

Barka Indigobird

speciesVidua larvaticola

Jos Plateau Indigobird

speciesVidua maryae

Jambandu Indigobird

speciesVidua raricola

Quailfinch Indigobird

speciesVidua nigeriae

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Indigobirds and Whydahs in The History of the Heavens

The History of the Heavens

[Pluche, Antoine] · 1764 · p.143

Indigobirds and Whydahs in The History of the Heavens

The History of the Heavens

[Pluche, Antoine] · 1764 · p.144

Indigobirds and Whydahs in Illustrations and Descriptions of Lesser Known Fungi

Illustrations and Descriptions of Lesser Known Fungi

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon · 1798 · p.86

Indigobirds and Whydahs in Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao (Vol. 1)

Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao (Vol. 1)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.81

Indigobirds and Whydahs in Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: Sacred Songs of the Hula (bilingual)

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: Sacred Songs of the Hula (bilingual)

Nathaniel B. Emerson · 1909 · p.210

Indigobirds and Whydahs in Experiments Concerning Various Natural Things

Experiments Concerning Various Natural Things

Francesco Redi · 1671 · p.166

Indigobirds and Whydahs in The Anatomy of Plants (Vol. 1)

The Anatomy of Plants (Vol. 1)

Nehemiah Grew · n.d. · p.518

Indigobirds and Whydahs in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.148

Indigobirds and Whydahs in Ten Books of Exotic Things

Ten Books of Exotic Things

Carolus Clusius · 1605 · p.204

Indigobirds and Whydahs in Christoph Jakob Trew — Uitgezochte planten (1771)

Christoph Jakob Trew — Uitgezochte planten (1771)

Christoph Jakob Trew · 1771 · p.236

Indigobirds and Whydahs in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.146

Indigobirds and Whydahs in Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2

Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.192

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