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Fan-tailed widowbird

Fan-tailed widowbird

Red-shouldered widowbird

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Ploceidae
Genus
Euplectes
SPECIES
Euplectes axillaris

The fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris ), also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics.

Te

Terrestrial

No

Not a migrant

F

starts with

Distribution

Geography

Continents
Africa
Countries
South Africa, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Show More Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Show Less
Regions
Eswatini
Biogeographical realms
Afrotropical

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Biome

Freshwater
Anthropogenic biome
Grassland
Wetlands
Fan-tailed Widowbird, Ngorongoro Crater

Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Terrestrial,
Seasonal behavior
Not a migrant
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

A male Fan-tailed widowbird (in eclipse plumage) at Ngoitokitok Springs, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Population

Population Trend
Stable
POPULATION STATUS
Least concern (LC)
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References

1. Fan-tailed widowbird Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan-tailed_widowbird
2. Fan-tailed widowbird on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22719204/131992159
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/62397

Included in Lists

Birds of Burundi
Birds of Malawi
Wetlands animals of South Africa
Grassland animals of South Africa
more lists with Fan-tailed widowbird

Related Animals

Southern red bishop
Euplectes orix
Northern red bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Fire-fronted bishop
Euplectes diadematus
Yellow-crowned bishop
Euplectes afer
Black bishop
Euplectes gierowii
White-winged widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Montane widowbird
Euplectes psammacromius
Golden-backed bishop
Euplectes aureus

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