Montane Widowbird (Euplectes psammacromius) [XC860451]
by id from Chelinda camp area, Nyika NP, Rumphi, Northern Region, Malawi (call)
Montane Widowbird (Euplectes psammacromius) [XC398043]
by Peter Boesman from Plains around Chelinda, Nyika NP, Malawi (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Previously thought to form a superspecies, or even to be conspecific, with Marsh Widowbird (Euplectes hartlaubi), but recent molecular studies suggest that the two species are not even sister-taxa. May be closest to Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne).