Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Langstaartstaalvink |
| English | Steel-blue Whydah |
| English (United States) | Steel-blue Whydah |
| French | Veuve métallique |
| French (France) | Veuve métallique |
| German | Glanzwitwe |
| Japanese | ルリホウオウ |
| Norwegian | stålenke |
| Polish | wdówka szafirowa |
| Russian | Блестящая вдовушка |
| Serbian | Sjajna udovica |
| Slovak | vdovka lesklá |
| Spanish | Viuda Metálica |
| Spanish (Spain) | Viuda metálica |
| Swedish | praktänka |
| Turkish | Çelik Mavisi Vidya |
| Ukrainian | Вдовичка сапфірова |
Vidua hypocherina Verreaux & Verreaux, 1856
PROTONYM:
Vidua hypocherina
Verreaux & Verreaux, 1856. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 8, p.260 pl.16.
TYPE LOCALITY:
coast of West Africa [undoubtedly East Africa].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- VIDUA
- vidua
- hypocherina
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Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina Scientific name definitions
Robert B. Payne
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 25, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 25, 2013
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina
Authors
Robert B. Payne
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. (2020). Steel-blue Whydah (Vidua hypocherina), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.stbwhy1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 25, 2013
- Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina
Authors
Robert B. Payne
Recommended Citation
Payne, R. B. (2013). Steel-blue Whydah (Vidua hypocherina). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.