Village Indigobird
Vidua chalybeata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyViduidae (Indigobirds and Whydahs)
- GenusVidua (Indigobirds and Whydahs)
- SpeciesVidua chalybeata (Village Indigobird)
The village indigobird (Vidua chalybeata), also known as the steelblue widowfinch or (in U.S. aviculture) the Combassou finch, is a small songbird belonging to the family Viduidae. It is distinguishable from other indigobird species by bill and leg colours, the colour tinge of the male's breeding plumage, song, and to lesser extent, the nestling's plumage and mouth pattern. The bill colour can be red or white depending on the population, and there is some regional variation in the colour tone of the male's plumage. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Village Indigobird sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 90 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
Vidua paradisaea
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah
Vidua obtusa
Purple Indigobird
Vidua purpurascens
Green Indigobird
Vidua codringtoni
Black Widowfinch
Vidua funerea
Cuckoo Finch
Anomalospiza imberbis
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Village Indigobird in South Luangwa National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Village Indigobird sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 90 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Village Indigobird in South Luangwa National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Village Indigobird in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.