Where does the Village Indigobird live?
Vidua chalybeata has 49,390 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 49,390 records
- 46 places
- 100 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesViduidaeVidua
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 17,236 | |
| Kenya | 5,977 | |
| Nigeria | 4,423 | |
| Tanzania | 2,970 | |
| Zimbabwe | 2,802 | |
| Gambia | 2,759 | |
| Uganda | 2,100 | |
| Senegal | 2,090 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,897 | |
| Zambia | 1,657 | |
| Botswana | 1,090 | |
| Namibia | 764 | |
| Malawi | 691 | |
| Ghana | 484 | |
| Burkina Faso | 378 | |
| Rwanda | 325 | |
| Mozambique | 256 | |
| Eswatini | 256 | |
| Benin | 182 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 121 | |
| Chad | 114 | |
| Sudan | 101 | |
| Guinea | 96 | |
| DR Congo | 80 | |
| Niger | 79 | |
| Mali | 77 | |
| Cameroon | 51 | |
| United States | 49 | |
| Angola | 41 | |
| Central African Republic | 37 | |
| Mauritania | 36 | |
| Togo | 31 | |
| South Sudan | 24 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 22 | |
| Algeria | 22 | |
| Eritrea | 19 | |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | |
| Burundi | 10 | |
| Lesotho | 10 | |
| Somalia | 10 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Viduidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.