White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus - Euplecte à épaules blanches

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Cassin, 1848

Biometrics

Size
: 14 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 16 à 27 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

White-winged Widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Euplectes albonotatus albonotatus (se DRCongo, Zambia and s Tanzania to e South Africa)
Euplectes albonotatus eques (Central African Republic, Sudan and Ethiopia to c Tanzania)
Euplectes albonotatus asymmetrurus (w Gabon to w Angola, São Tomé)

Foreign names

Euplecte à épaules blanches,
Obispo aliblanco,
bispo-de-asa-branca,
Spiegelweber,
fehérszárnyú özvegypinty,
Spiegelwidavink,
Vedova alibianche,
vitvingad vidafink,
Hvitvingevever,
tkáčik zrkadlový,
vida lesklá,
Hvidvinget Vidafinke,
valkosiipipiispa,
Witvlerkflap,
bisbe alablanc,
wikłacz białoskrzydły,
Белокрылый бархатный ткач,
ハジロホウオウ,
白翅巧织雀,
vitvingad vidafink,
白翅寡婦鳥,

Voice song and call

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Habitat

Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Urban Areas