Whydahs and Indigobirds (Viduidae)

Jambandu Indigobird (Vidua raricola) - HBW 15, p. 229

French: Combassou jambandou German: Jambanduwitwe Spanish: Viuda de Jambandú
Other common names: Goldbreast Indigobird

Taxonomy: Vidua raricola Payne, 1982, Banyo, Cameroon.
Species named "raricola" because song was considered to mimic that of Black-bellied Firefinch (Lagonosticta rara); however, type series included material of two species; specimen chosen as holotype of "Vidua raricola" proved to be of the form that instead is song mimic of Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava), whereas species that mimics song of L. rara now known to be V. camerunensis. Monotypic.

Distribution: Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, W & S Sudan, NE DRCongo, and W Ethiopia (Jimma).