Steel-blue whydah

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Steel-blue whydah (Vidua hypocherina) is a small bird in the Viduidae family. It lives in dry savannas across East Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Scientific classification: Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Chordata; Class Aves; Order Passeriformes; Family Viduidae; Genus Vidua; Species hypocherina. The binomial name is Vidua hypocherina, described by Verreaux & Verreaux in 1856.