Wilson's indigobird
Vidua wilsoni (Hartert, 1901)
The wilson's indigobird (Vidua wilsoni) is a species in the family Viduidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.4 g to 13.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the wilson's indigobird
- Weight
- 12.4 g – 13.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5src 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 wilson's indigobird live?
Not recorded
What is the wilson's indigobird?
Wilson's indigobird (Vidua wilsoni) or the pale-winged indigobird, is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, and Togo.
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Is the wilson's indigobird endangered?
The wilson's indigobird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 wilson's indigobird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyViduidae
- genusVidua
- SpeciesVidua wilsoni (Hartert, 1901)
Synonyms Hypochera wilsoni, Vidua funerea wilsoni, Vidua wilsoni wilsoni
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Bar-breasted firefinch indigobirdEnglish
- Pale-winged indigobirdEnglish
- Pale-winged indigobirdEnglish
- WIINEnglish
- PersblouvinkieAfrikaans
- vídua de WilsonCatalan
- atlásek WilsonůvCzech
- wida WilsonWelsh
- Lysvinget AtlaskfinkeDanish
- WilsonwitweGerman
- Wilson-AtlaswitweGerman
- WilsonatlaswitweGerman
- WilsonmohrenwitweGerman
- vilsona viduoEsperanto
- Viuda de WilsonSpanish
- peltoleskiFinnish
- Combassou de WilsonFrench
- Combassou à ailes pâlesFrench
- savanska udovičicaCroatian
- bíboratlaszvidaHungarian
- Vedova alichiareItalian
- ニシクロシコンチョウJapanese
- daržinė našlytėLithuanian
- Wilsons AtlasvinkDutch
- Wilsons StaalvinkDutch
- savanneenkeNorwegian
- wdówka ogrodowaPolish
- viúva-de-wilsonPortuguese
- viúva-de-asa-claraPortuguese
- Вильсонова вдовушкаRussian
- Вильсонов стальной ткачRussian
- vdovka bledokrídlaSlovak
- Vilsonova atlas udovicaSerbian
- wilsonänkaSwedish
- rosenamarantsänkaSwedish
- Wilson ÇivitkuşuTurkish
- вдовичка садоваUkrainian
- 淡翅维达雀Chinese
- 淡翅靛藍維達雀Chinese
Relatives of the wilson's indigobird
Other species in the same genus Vidua.
Pin-tailed whydah
Vidua macroura
Long-tailed paradise whydah
Vidua paradisaea
Village indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
Shaft-tailed whydah
Vidua regia
Straw-tailed whydah
Vidua fischeri
Purple indigobird
Vidua purpurascens
CompareWilson's indigobird vs Pin-tailed whydahWilson's indigobird vs Long-tailed paradise whydahWilson's indigobird vs Village indigobirdWilson's indigobird vs Shaft-tailed whydah
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the wilson's indigobird?
An adult wilson's indigobird weighs 12.4 g – 13.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the wilson's indigobird endangered?
The wilson's 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 wilson's indigobird?
The wilson's indigobird (Vidua wilsoni) belongs to the family Viduidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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