Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
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All races of the village indigobird have a blue-black sheen, brown or dusky wings and pink/red feet. The widespread race centralis has a white bill sometimes with a pink tinge. The coastal race amauropteryx has a pink/red bill. The upper and right 5th row males was seen at Lake Eyasi and Budongo Forest-Uganda, courtesy of Karine Van der Vurst. The 2nd row male (Usa River) is courtesy of Per Holmen. The immature was at Kibungo-Rwanda, courtesy of Jason Anderson. The 6th row pair was in Oldonyo Sambu, courtesy of Frank Priscus Shirima. The 7th row photos, taken at Emayani and Mbamba Bay, are coastal race amauropteryx. The others were seen at Oljoro, Seronera and Engutukoiti: click the lower photo to see enlargements including juveniles, immatures and a female.
  
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All unattributed images on this website are:
copyright © 2001-25 Ron Eggert or David Peterson
All other images are the property of the indicated photographers:
Karine Van der Vurst, Jason Anderson, Colin Beale, Hanna Nyman, Kileo Kipanga
Valéry Schollaert, Jeffrey Hall, Per Holmen, Frank Priscus Shirima

Last Update this page: 2-08-25