Long-tailed Widowbird - Euplectes progne

Euplecte à longue queue

Long-tailed Widowbird male adult breeding
His long tail is hidden in the grass. It lives in open grasslands, valleys and damp areas. Sa longue queue est cachée dans l'herbe. Il vit dans les zones herbeuses ouvertes, les vallées et les endroits humides.
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  • ♂
  • adult
  • breeding
  • Obispo colilargo
  • bispo-rabilongo
  • Hahnenschweifweber
  • Euplectes progne
  • Passeriformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Passériformes
Family : Ploceidae
Species : Long-tailed Widowbird

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O.Net ref. : cadw25115
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Gender : ♂
Plumage : adult, breeding

Shooting

date : 2006 Nov
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Place : Marievale Marievale
Lat. : 26° 22' 42'' South
Lng. : 28° 28' 18'' East

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Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200
Exposure : 1/250 s

aperture : 6.3

Focal length : 500 mm

Iso : 800

Flash : no