Steel-blue whydah
Appearance
Steel-blue whydah | |
---|---|
Male in Tanzania | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Vidua hypocherina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719972A94653929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719972A94653929.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.