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indigobird /ˈɪndɪɡəʊˌbəːd /(also indigo finch) nounAn African weaver related to the whydahs, the male having black plumage with blue or purple iridescence.- Genus Vidua, family Ploceidae: four species.
The intermediate male breeding plumage - between that of an indigobird and a paradise whydah therefore indicates that the father was a paradise whydah....- In contrast to cuckoos, both male and female indigobirds imprint on their hosts.
- None of the indigobirds associated with red-billed firefinch were closely related to individuals associated with brown firefinch, or vice versa.
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