Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Monotypic
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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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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Gr.: ancient Greek
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Distribution of the Steel-blue Whydah