Steel-blue Whydah

The Steel-blue Whydah is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Steel-blue Whydah (Vidua hypocherina) is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Vidua hypocherina. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Stub icon This Passeroidea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. More

Steel-blue Whydah The Steel-blue Whydah (Vidua hypocherina) is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. See more at Wikipedia.org... More

so, male Steel-blue Whydahs north of Kavirondo Gulf, in Kenya, do mimic the songs, contact calls, alarm calls and begging calls of the Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus), which may be a local host species. The Cuckoo Finch does not mimic the songs of its host species, the prinias (Prinia) and cisticolas (Cisticola) in the family Cisticolidae. More