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 11 species which occur in Nigeria.
- Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
- Jambandu Indigobird Vidua raricola
- Baka Indigobird Vidua larvaticola
- Jos Plateau Indigobird Vidua maryae (E)
- Quailfinch Indigobird Vidua nigeriae
- Variable Indigobird Vidua funerea
- Pale-winged Indigobird Vidua wilsoni
- Cameroon Indigobird Vidua camerunensis
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua interjecta
- Northern Paradise-Whydah Vidua orientalis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Nigeria