Vidua camerunensis
Cameroon Indigobird
Subspecies and distribution:
Monotypic - West Africa
Morphology: (Payne 1996)
Plumage - blue
Bill - white
Legs - pale purple
Wing - brown
Host:
African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
Black-bellied Firefinch (Lagonisticta rara)
Brown Twinspot (Clytospiza monteiri)
Dybowski’s Twinspot (Euschistospiza dybowskii)
Host song mimicry: (Payne 1973, 1996)
African Firefinch mimics: similar to mimicry
Black-bellied Firefinch mimics: low whistled “tew-tew-tew-tew” song, “peech” contact call, and “chek” alarm call.
Brown Twinspot mimics: “vay-vay” contact call, “tek-tek-tek” alarm call, and a series of song whistles.
Dybowski’s Twinspot: “zet” alarm calls, “kek” and “churr” contact calls, and a complex song including a buzzy “vweee” whistle.