dusky indigobird

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

:The name dusky indigobird can also refer to Vidua purpurascens.

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| name = Dusky indigobird

| image =Male Variable Indigobird (Vidua funerea).jpg

| image_caption = A male photographed in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Vidua funerea |volume=2016 |page=e.T22736178A95126759 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736178A95126759.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Vidua

| species = funerea

| authority = (de Tarragon, 1847)

| synonyms =

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File:Dusky Indigobird 115ND500 DSC5272.jpg

The dusky indigobird, variable indigobird, or black widowfinch (Vidua funerea) is a species of bird in the family Viduidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna.