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Vidua interjecta



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
Dowsett, R. J.; Forbes-Watson, A. D. 1993. Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions. Tauraco Press, Li
Sibley, C. G.; Monroe, B. L. 1990. Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven, USA.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Not Recognised
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
Species attributes

Migratory status unset Forest dependency unset
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend - - -

Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Benin extant native yes
Burkina Faso extant uncertain
Cameroon extant native yes
Central African Republic extant native yes
Chad extant native yes
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native yes
Ethiopia extant native yes
Ghana extant native yes
Guinea extant native yes
Guinea-Bissau extant uncertain yes
Liberia extant native yes
Mali extant native yes
Nigeria extant native yes
South Sudan extant native yes
Sudan extant native yes
Togo extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Benin Ouémé river basin
Cameroon Bénoué National Park
Cameroon Mbam Djerem National Park
Cameroon Ngaoundaba Ranch
Central African Republic Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex
Central African Republic Bozoum
Central African Republic Manovo - Gounda - St Floris National Park complex
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Garamba National Park
Ethiopia Gambella National Park
Ghana Gbele Resource Reserve
Nigeria Assop Falls and hills
Nigeria Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria Kainji Lake National Park
Nigeria Kamuku National Park
Nigeria Sunvit Farm
Nigeria Yankari Game Reserve
South Sudan Bandingilo
South Sudan Bengangai
South Sudan Imatong mountains
South Sudan Juba
South Sudan Nimule
Togo Kéran National Park

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Vidua interjecta. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/vidua-interjecta on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.