Vidua wilsoni
Bar-breasted Indigobird
Subspecies and distribution:
Monotypic - West Africa
Morphology: (Payne 1996)
Plumage - purplish
Bill - white
Legs - purplish
Wing - dark brown
Host:
Bar-breasted Firefinch (Lagonosticta rufopicta)
Host song mimicry: (Payne 1973, 1996)
Mimic the warbling song and the “pik” alarm call of the Bar-breasted Firefinch.