The steel-blue whydah (Vidua hypocherina) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

Steel-blue whydah
Male in Tanzania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Viduidae
Genus: Vidua
Species:
V. hypocherina
Binomial name
Vidua hypocherina

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Vidua hypocherina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719972A94653929. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719972A94653929.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.