Post by Ifeanyi Uddin (@IfeanyiUddin)

Despite its size (small), the Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) is a brood parasite.

Rather than building its own nest, the female lays her eggs in the nests of Firefinches – which unknowingly rear the chicks as their own.

#BirdsOfLagos

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