Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris - Euplecte à épaules orangées

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Plocéidés
Genus
:
Euplectes
Species
:
axillaris

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1838

Biometrics

Size
: 15 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 20 à 32 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Fan-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes axillaris) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Euplectes axillaris axillaris (e Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and e South Africa)
Euplectes axillaris bocagei (Mali to n Central African Republic and south to w Angola, ne Namibia, n Botswana and ne Zimbabwe)
Euplectes axillaris traversii (Ethiopia)
Euplectes axillaris phoeniceus (Sudan, Uganda and Kenya to ne Zambia)
Euplectes axillaris zanzibaricus (s Somalia, e Kenya, e Tanzania and nearby islands)

Foreign names

Euplecte à épaules orangées,
Obispo de abanico,
bispo-de-espáduas-vermelhas,
Stummelweber,
Roodschouderwidavink,
Vedova codaventaglio,
kortstjärtad vidafink,
Rødvingevever,
tkáčik vejárochvostý,
vida vějířová,
Rødskuldret Vidafinke,
punasiipipiispa,
Kortstertflap,
bisbe cua de ventall,
wikłacz wachlarzowaty,
Красноплечий бархатный ткач,
アカガタホウオウ,
扇尾巧织雀,
kortstjärtad vidafink,
扇尾寡婦鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land