Viuda Real
Vidua regia
Whydahs and Indigobirds (Viduidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Especies | Confusiones |
|---|---|
| Viuda Colicinta Vidua macroura | 3 |
| Viuda Senegalesa Vidua chalybeata | 3 |
| Charrán Patinegro Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 |
| Estornino Ventrinegro Notopholia corusca | 1 |
Familia
The indigobirds, whydahs and cuckoo-finch make up the family Viduidae; they are small passerine birds native to Africa. These are finch-like species which usually have black or indigo predominating in their plumage. The birds named "whydahs" have long or very long tails in the breeding male.
Orden
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …