Indigobirds
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Viduidae
The indigobirds are finch-like species which usually have black or indigo predominating in their plumage. All are brood parasites, which lay their eggs in the nests of estrildid finch species. There are 20 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Niger.
- Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
- Variable Indigobird Vidua funerea
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua interjecta (A)
- Northern Paradise-Whydah Vidua orientalis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Niger