genus
Vidua
Vidua is a genus in the family Viduidae. This database currently files 20 species under it.
- Species filed
- 20
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 60%
- Weight range
- 11.9 g – 20.7 g
Best-known members of Vidua
Ranked by popularity score.

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

Dusky indigobird
Vidua funerea

Broad-tailed paradise whydah
Vidua obtusa
How threatened is Vidua?
19 of 20 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 19 | 100% |
All species in Vidua
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pin-tailed whydah | Vidua macroura | Viduidae | Least Concern | 15.7 g | Not recorded |
| Long-tailed paradise whydah | Vidua paradisaea | Viduidae | Least Concern | 20.4 g | Not recorded |
| Village indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | Viduidae | Least Concern | 12.5 g | Not recorded |
| Shaft-tailed whydah | Vidua regia | Viduidae | Least Concern | 14.4 g | Not recorded |
| Straw-tailed whydah | Vidua fischeri | Viduidae | Least Concern | 12.2 g | Not recorded |
| Purple indigobird | Vidua purpurascens | Viduidae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| Dusky indigobird | Vidua funerea | Viduidae | Least Concern | 14.3 g | Not recorded |
| Broad-tailed paradise whydah | Vidua obtusa | Viduidae | Least Concern | 20.7 g | Not recorded |
| Steel-blue whydah | Vidua hypocherina | Viduidae | Least Concern | 11.9 g | Not recorded |
| Exclamatory paradise whydah | Vidua interjecta | Viduidae | Least Concern | 20.6 g | Not recorded |
| Sahel paradise whydah | Vidua orientalis | Viduidae | Least Concern | 18.5 g | Not recorded |
| Togo paradise whydah | Vidua togoensis | Viduidae | Least Concern | 19.5 g | Not recorded |
| Jambandu indigobird | Vidua raricola | Viduidae | Least Concern | 11.9 g | Not recorded |
| Wilson's indigobird | Vidua wilsoni | Viduidae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| Zambezi indigobird | Vidua codringtoni | Viduidae | Least Concern | 12.8 g | Not recorded |
| Barka indigobird | Vidua larvaticola | Viduidae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| Cameroon indigobird | Vidua camerunensis | Viduidae | Least Concern | 12.1 g | Not recorded |
| Jos Plateau indigobird | Vidua maryae | Viduidae | Least Concern | 12.8 g | Not recorded |
| Quailfinch indigobird | Vidua nigeriae | Viduidae | Least Concern | 12 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vidua splendens | Viduidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |