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19-JAN-2008

Purple Indigobird, singing male

Voi, Kenya

Combassou violacé

Probably this species, rather than Village Indigobird.

Canon EOS 40D
1/2500s f/5.6 at 420.0mm iso400 full exif

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Shailesh Patel 04-Nov-2008 18:17
To me it is a breeding male of Village or Common Indigobird V.c.centralis. Note bill whitish, feet orange, red or salmon-pink. Purple Indigobird, breeding male bill and feet white. So your Indigobird photo is of a Village or Common.
Shailesh
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