Fan-tailed widowbird
| Fan-tailed widowbird | |
|---|---|
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Euplectes |
| Species: | E. axillaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Euplectes axillaris (Smith, 1838) | |
The fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris), also known as red-shouldered widowbird is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Female or juvenile Euplectes axillaris phoeniceus
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Euplectes axillaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- (Fan-tailed widowbird = ) Red-shouldered widowbird - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
- Species text on Weaver Watch
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