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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,210,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	2.32 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size of this species has not been quantified, but it is described as uncommon. The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Somalia	extant	native	yes
South Sudan	extant	vagrant			yes
Sudan	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes
Uganda	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Ethiopia	Abijatta - Shalla Lakes National Park
Ethiopia	Awash National Park
Ethiopia	Dawa - Wachile
Ethiopia	Lake Chew Bahir
Ethiopia	Liben plains and Negele woodlands
Ethiopia	Lower Wabi Shebelle river and Warder
Ethiopia	Mago National Park
Ethiopia	Nechisar National Park and surroundings
Ethiopia	Yabello Sanctuary
Kenya	Amboseli National Park
Kenya	Dida Galgalu desert
Kenya	Lake Baringo
Kenya	Meru National Park
Kenya	Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves
Kenya	Shaba National Reserve
Kenya	Tsavo East National Park
Somalia	Far Waamo
Somalia	Gacan Libaax
Somalia	Jasiira lagoon and Muqdisho islets
Somalia	Jowhar - Warshiikh
Somalia	Laag Badaana
Somalia	Laag Dheere
South Sudan	Kidepo
Tanzania	Lake Balangida Lelu
Tanzania	Lake Manyara
Tanzania	Lake Natron and Engaruka basin
Tanzania	Longido Game Controlled Area
Tanzania	Ruaha National Park
Tanzania	Serengeti National Park
Tanzania	Tarangire National Park
Tanzania	Usangu flats
Tanzania	Wembere steppe
Uganda	Kidepo Valley National Park

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 1360 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/steel-blue-whydah-vidua-hypocherina on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.