| Village indigobird | |
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| Male of the red-billed race (V. c. amauropteryx) in Mapungubwe N. P. | |
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| Female in Mapungubwe N. P. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Viduidae |
| Genus: | Vidua |
| Species: | V. chalybeata
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| Binomial name | |
| Vidua chalybeata (Müller, 1776)
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The village indigobird (Vidua chalybeata), also known as the steelblue widowfinch or (in U.S. aviculture) the Combassou finch, is a small songbird belonging to the family Viduidae. It is distinguishable from other indigobird species by bill and leg colours, the colour tinge of the male's breeding plumage, song, and to lesser extent, the nestling's plumage and mouth pattern.[2] The bill colour can be red or white depending on the population, and there is some regional variation in the colour tone of the male's plumage.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Vidua chalybeata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719936A132133516. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719936A132133516.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Payne, R. (2016). "Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 12 November 2016.