Jos Plateau Indigobird (Vidua maryae)

Family
Viduidae (Whydahs And Indigobirds)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Payne, 1982

Habitat
Dry savanna. Also, pastureland. From 800 - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Nigeria (B).

On and near Jos Plateau, in northern Nigeria. Also northern Cameroon.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status LC
Habitat destruction through clearing, agricultural use is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Mimics the trilling song and calls of the Rock Firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Jos Plateau Indigobird (Vidua maryae) [XC855610]
by Michaela Mayer from Mora (near Doula), Mayo-Sava, R\u00e9gion de l'Extr\u00eame-Nord, Cameroon (?)

Jos Plateau Indigobird (Vidua maryae) [XC617872]
by id from Jos Jarawa, Jos North, Plateau, Nigeria (imitation, song, mimicry of red fire finch, mimicry\/imitation)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Originally described as a subspecies of Dusky Indigobird (Vidua funerea).

References
See References.

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