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Blue Steel Widowfinch? Zimbabwe (1 Viewer)

What about Zambezi (Twinspot) Indigobird Vidua codringtoni?

The Sb Whydah is not in the Sasol because it comes from Uganda et al up north
 
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Thanks Andy for your good objection. Didn´t note the distribution really and was more fixed on that small white patch on the birds flank.
But for the species you´re suggesting the bill color is wrong, what´s about Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata)?
 
Hi Roman,
The bill colour is Red in East, White in West, but of course for the Village Indigobird.
In my book there are 2 species next to each other at the bottom in the pictures and in the description I looked at 2nd bottom instead of 3rd bottom, my mistake. The picture said Village Indigobird (Rotfuß-Atlaswitwe)
 
Vidua chalybeata indeed; Village Indigobird was called Steelblue Widowfinch by South Africans in the past... hence the confusion.
 
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