Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Vidua Higher classification Viduidae | Phylum Chordata Family Viduidae Scientific name Vidua raricola Rank Species | |
Similar Quailfinch indigobird, Viduidae, Bird, Jos Plateau indigobird, Purple indigobird | ||
The Jambandu indigobird (Vidua raricola) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is also known as the goldbreast indigobird. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Togo. Its habitat is savannah and brush.
Different authorities assign this species to various families. Peters assigns it to Ploceidae (Viduinae) whereas Sibley-Monroe assigns it to Passeridae (Estrildinae, Viduini) while Gill (2nd Ed.) places it in Estrildidae.
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