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Dusky indigobird

Vidua funerea (Tarragon, 1847)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The dusky indigobird (Vidua funerea) is a species in the family Viduidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.7 g to 14.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dusky indigobird (Vidua funerea)
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dusky indigobird

Weight
13.7 g – 14.9 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
3src for Young per litter or clutch
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 dusky indigobird live?

Not recorded

What is the dusky indigobird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The name dusky indigobird can also refer to Vidua purpurascens.

The dusky indigobird, variable indigobird, or black widowfinch (Vidua funerea) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.

From the Wikipedia article “Dusky indigobird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dusky_indigobird&oldid=1315218849), 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 dusky indigobird endangered?

The dusky 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 dusky indigobird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyViduidae
  6. genusVidua
  7. SpeciesVidua funerea (Tarragon, 1847)

Synonyms Fringilla funerea, Hypochera funerea

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Black widowfinchEnglish
  • VAINEnglish
  • Variable indigobirdEnglish
  • Variable indigobirdEnglish
  • Gewone BlouvinkieAfrikaans
  • vídua funestaCatalan
  • atlásek proměnlivýCzech
  • wida amrywiolWelsh
  • Sort AtlaskfinkeDanish
  • MohrenwitweGerman
  • Gongola AtlaswitweGerman
  • Purpur-AtlaswitweGerman
  • PurpuratlaswitweGerman
  • TrauerwitweGerman
  • funebra viduoEsperanto
  • Viuda sombríaSpanish
  • mustaleskiFinnish
  • Combassou noirFrench
  • narančastonoga udovičicaCroatian
  • Vedova variabileItalian
  • クロシコンチョウJapanese
  • tamsioji našlytėLithuanian
  • Groene AtlasvinkDutch
  • Groene StaalvinkDutch
  • sørgeenkeNorwegian
  • wdówka czarnaPolish
  • viúva-negraPortuguese
  • viúva-sombriaPortuguese
  • Белоногая вдовушкаRussian
  • Бледноногая вдовушкаRussian
  • Белоногий стальной ткачRussian
  • vdovka smútočnáSlovak
  • Žalosna atlas udovicaSerbian
  • svartänkaSwedish
  • Yaslı ÇivitkuşuTurkish
  • вдовичка фіолетоваUkrainian
  • 暗紫维达雀Chinese
  • 雜色維達雀Chinese

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Relatives of the dusky indigobird

Other species in the same genus Vidua.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the dusky indigobird?

An adult dusky indigobird weighs 13.7 g – 14.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dusky indigobird endangered?

The dusky 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 dusky indigobird?

The dusky indigobird (Vidua funerea) belongs to the family Viduidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{dusky_indigobird_2026,
  title = {Dusky indigobird (Vidua funerea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dusky-indigobird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}