Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne)

Other Names (World)
Long-tailed Widowbird, Long-tailed Whydah

Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
71 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boddaert, 1783)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. From 1,800 - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (32)...)

Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne) [XC445031]
by Tony Archer from Kinangop Plateau, Nyandarua County, Kenya (call)

Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne) [XC307317]
by Faansie Peacock from Ezemvelo NR Gauteng, South Africa (call)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

delamerei (Shelley, 1903) - Highlands of central Kenya.
delacouri Wolters, 1953 - Southern DRCongo, southern Angola and western and north-eastern Zambia.
progne (Boddaert, 1783) - South-eastern Botswana, eastern South Africa, western Swaziland and Lesotho.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne) - 10 files

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