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Cameroon indigobird

Vidua camerunensis (Grote, 1922)

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The cameroon indigobird (Vidua camerunensis) is a species in the family Viduidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.9 g to 12.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the cameroon indigobird

Weight
11.9 g – 12.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cameroon indigobird live?

Not recorded

What is the cameroon indigobird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Cameroon indigobird (Vidua camerunensis) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is considered by some authors to be a subspecies of the variable indigobird (Vidua funerea). They range from Sierra Leone to east Cameroon, north east Zaire and South Sudan.

There are less than 10,000 Vidua camerunensis in total, which range over 20,000 km² in the savannah and grasslands of South Africa. The birds have a distinct blue color with underlying brown feathers and a small white beak to crack nuts and seeds. There are many indigobird species in the world, and they are mainly known for their song mimicry. The different species of indigobirds are not morphologically different, but they do differ in the songs they choose to mimic.

From the Wikipedia article “Cameroon indigobird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cameroon_indigobird&oldid=1380731557), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cameroon indigobird endangered?

The cameroon indigobird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the cameroon indigobird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyViduidae
  6. genusVidua
  7. SpeciesVidua camerunensis (Grote, 1922)

Synonyms Hypochera camerunensis, Hypochera chalybeata camerunensis, Vidua camerunensis camerunensis, Vidua camerunensis sharpii, Vidua chalybea camerunensis, Vidua funerea camerunensis

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • CAINEnglish
  • Fonio indigobirdEnglish
  • vídua del CamerunCatalan
  • atlásek kamerunskýCzech
  • CamerounatlaskfinkeDanish
  • Cameroon AtlaskfinkeDanish
  • KamerunwitweGerman
  • KamerunatlaswitweGerman
  • kamerunia viduoEsperanto
  • Viuda camerunesaSpanish
  • Viuda de CamerúnSpanish
  • fonioleskiFinnish
  • Combassou du CamerounFrench
  • smeđokrila udovičicaCroatian
  • Vedova del CamerunItalian
  • カメルーンシコンチョウJapanese
  • kamerūninė našlytėLithuanian
  • FoniostaalvinkDutch
  • KameroenatlasvinkDutch
  • guineaenkeNorwegian
  • wdówka sahelskaPolish
  • viúva-camaronesaPortuguese
  • viúva-de-camarõesPortuguese
  • viúva-dos-camarõesPortuguese
  • Камерунская вдовушкаRussian
  • vdovka vločkovníčiaSlovak
  • Kamerunska atlas udovicaSerbian
  • fonioänkaSwedish
  • Kamerun ÇivitkuşusuTurkish
  • вдовичка камерунськаUkrainian
  • 喀麥隆維達雀Chinese
  • 喀麦隆维达雀Chinese

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Relatives of the cameroon indigobird

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Common questions

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How big is the cameroon indigobird?

An adult cameroon indigobird weighs 11.9 g – 12.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cameroon indigobird endangered?

The cameroon indigobird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the cameroon indigobird?

The cameroon indigobird (Vidua camerunensis) belongs to the family Viduidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{cameroon_indigobird_2026,
  title = {Cameroon indigobird (Vidua camerunensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cameroon-indigobird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}