Montane Widowbird (Euplectes psammacromius) [XC398043]
by Peter Boesman from Plains around Chelinda, Nyika NP, Malawi (call)
Montane Widowbird (Euplectes psammacromius) [XC398045]
by Dries Van de Loock from Plains around Chelinda, Nyika NP, Malawi (call, song, call and song)
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).