Definitions
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- noun Any of various African
passerine birds of the familyViduidae
Etymologies
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indigo + bird, from its deep blue-black colour.
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Examples
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Two endemic birds include the rock firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) and the brood-parasitic Jos Plateau indigobird (Vidua maryae).
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The Jos Plateau indigobird mimics the rock firefinch’s song, which resulted in the discovery of this bird.
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It harbors West Africa’s only population of klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus porteousi EN), as well as several endemic birds and mammals, including the rock firefinch (Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis) and its brood-parasite, the Jos Plateau indigobird (Vidua maryae).
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