Wilson's Indigobird (Vidua wilsoni) [XC115356]
by Andrew Spencer from Lemouroudugou lake, Cascades, Burkina Faso (song)
Wilson's Indigobird (Vidua wilsoni) [XC209964]
by id from Gambela, Dembidolo Road, Ethiopia (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Formerly considered a subspecies of Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata). Often treated as conspecific with Quailfinch Indigobird (Vidua nigeriae), Baka Indigobird (Vidua larvaticola) and Cameroon Indigobird (Vidua camerunensis). Has been regarded as a subspecies of Variable Indigobird (Vidua funerea), but differs from that species in size, plumage and song mimicry. Proposed taxon lorenzi (described from Nigeria) is considered a synonym of present species.