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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ''Euplectes ardens'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
+ | *''E. a. laticauda'' | ||
+ | :*Highlands of south-eastern Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia | ||
+ | *''E. a. suahelica'' | ||
+ | :*Highlands of Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania | ||
+ | *''E. a. ardens'' | ||
+ | :*Sierra Leone to Uganda, South-western Sudan and Tanzania to South Africa | ||
+ | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. | Subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. |
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- Euplectes ardens
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
Euplectes ardens has three subspecies:[1]
- E. a. laticauda
- Highlands of south-eastern Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia
- E. a. suahelica
- Highlands of Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania
- E. a. ardens
- Sierra Leone to Uganda, South-western Sudan and Tanzania to South Africa
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.