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Viduidae

Index Viduidae

The indigobirds and whydahs, together with the Cuckoo-finch make up the family Viduidae; they are small passerine birds native to Africa. [1]

19 relations: Africa, Beak, Brood parasite, Cuckoo, Cuckoo-finch, Estrildid finch, Exclamatory paradise whydah, Finch, Firefinch, Handbook of the Birds of the World, Honeyguide, Monotypic taxon, Ouidah, Passerine, Pytilia, Red-billed firefinch, Vidua, Village indigobird, Yellow-mantled widowbird.

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Beak

The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds that is used for eating and for preening, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, courtship and feeding young.

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Brood parasite

Brood parasites are organisms that rely on others to raise their young.

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Cuckoo

The cuckoos are a family of birds, Cuculidae, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes.

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Cuckoo-finch

The cuckoo-finch (Anomalospiza imberbis), also known as the parasitic weaver or cuckoo weaver, is a small passerine bird now placed in the family Viduidae with the indigobirds and whydahs.

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Estrildid finch

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia.

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Exclamatory paradise whydah

The exclamatory paradise whydah or Uelle paradise whydah (Vidua interjecta) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae.

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Finch

The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae.

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Firefinch

The firefinches (Lagonosticta) are a genus of African birds in the Estrildidae family.

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Handbook of the Birds of the World

The Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International.

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Honeyguide

Honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are a near passerine bird species of the order Piciformes.

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Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.

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Ouidah

Ouidah or Whydah (Xwéda; Ouidah, Juida, and Juda by the French; Ajudá by the Portuguese; and Fida by the Dutch), formally the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin.

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Passerine

A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species.

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Pytilia

Pytilia is a genus of birds in the family Estrildidae, containing five species.

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Red-billed firefinch

The red-billed firefinch or Senegal firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) is a small passerine bird.

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Vidua

Vidua is a genus of passerine birds in the family Viduidae.

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Village indigobird

The village indigobird or steelblue widowfinch (Vidua chalybeata) is a small songbird belonging to the family Viduidae.

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Yellow-mantled widowbird

The yellow-mantled widowbird (Euplectes macroura), also known as the yellow-backed widow, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

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Indigo bird, Indigo-bird, Indigobird, Whydahs, Widow Bird.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viduidae

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