Dusky Indigobird

Dusky IndigobirdThis brood-parasitic finch occurs in southeastern Africa. Males are known to mimic the song of their host, the African Firefinch.What does it look like?The plumage is purplish blue, with a white bill and brown wings. Legs are orange-red in V. f. funerea and pale purple in V. f. nigerrima.How does it live?This brood-parasitic finch occurs in southeastern Africa. Males are known to mimic the song of their host, the African Firefinch.Males mimic the song of the African Firefinch. Biodiversity Explorer describes it as a brood parasite and lists the African Firefinch as its only confirmed host.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.