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bird · Passeriformes · Viduidae

Dusky Indigobird

Vidua funerea (Tarragon, 1847) — also called Variable Indigobird, Black Widowfinch, VAIN. Occurrence records of the Dusky Indigobird are shared on GBIF from around 5 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Howick Umngeni River Conservancy (80 records), in 2 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernViduidae
5reserves with records
205records around them
2provinces
LCIUCN category
Dusky Indigobird (Vidua funerea)
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal80
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal73
Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal36
Honey Trails: HikingNature reserveKZN KwaZulu-Natal14
Cythna Letty Flora ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga2

By province

KwaZulu-Natal
4 reserves
Mpumalanga
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Family
Viduidae
Scientific name
Vidua funerea
GBIF taxon
2484614
Wikidata
Q1924814

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.