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Village Indigobird, (Vidua chalybeata)

The Village Indigobird is a brood parasite which lays its eggs in the nests of Red-billed Firefinches but unlike Cuckoos it does not destroy the host's egg/young.
Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) male
Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) male
Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) male
Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) male
Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) male
Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) male
Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) male
Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) male