Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Weavers and Allies :: Fan-tailed Widowbird

Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris

Described by: Smith (1838)
Alternate common name(s): Fan-tailed Whydah, Red-shouldered Widowbird
Old scientific name(s): Coliuspasser axillaris

Photographs

Bona Manzi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Date unknown © Gordon Holtshausen 
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Range

Fragmented distribution;
(1) S. Mali and Burkina Faso on the Niger River, Niger, n. Nigeria, s. Chad, Central African Republic, sw. Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, sw. and c. Zaire.
(2) C. Angola.
(3) N. Ethiopia.
(4) S. Sudan, w. Ethiopia, sw. Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, w. Kenya and Tanzania.
(5) Upper Volta to Upper Niger.
(6) Somalia, e. Kenya and e. Tanzania.
(7) S. Angola, ex. ne. Namibia, s. Zambia, Malawi, n. Botswana, ne. Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and e. South Africa.

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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