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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 12 cm; breeding male 25 cm. | Length 12 cm; breeding male 25 cm. | ||
| − | '''Breeding adult male''': Black with long tail (thinner tail than other long-tailed widowbirds); lacks coloured shoulder patches. West African birds are all-black, south-eastern birds have a red throat collar, | + | '''Breeding adult male''': Black with long tail (thinner tail than other long-tailed widowbirds); lacks coloured shoulder patches. West African birds are all-black, and south-eastern birds have a red throat collar, while both forms are found in the northeast part of the range. |
'''Female and non-breeding male''': Brown with a boldly striped black and buff head and unstreaked, buffy underparts. | '''Female and non-breeding male''': Brown with a boldly striped black and buff head and unstreaked, buffy underparts. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | '''[[Africa]]''': [[Senegal]] and [[Sierra Leone]] east to southern [[South Sudan]] and western [[Uganda]], south to central [[Angola]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], and eastern [[South Africa]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species[[#References|[1]]]. | |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Euplectes+ardens}} | {{GSearch|Euplectes+ardens}} | ||
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- Euplectes ardens
Identification
Length 12 cm; breeding male 25 cm.
Breeding adult male: Black with long tail (thinner tail than other long-tailed widowbirds); lacks coloured shoulder patches. West African birds are all-black, and south-eastern birds have a red throat collar, while both forms are found in the northeast part of the range.
Female and non-breeding male: Brown with a boldly striped black and buff head and unstreaked, buffy underparts.
Distribution
Africa: Senegal and Sierra Leone east to southern South Sudan and western Uganda, south to central Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, and eastern South Africa.
Taxonomy
Red-cowled Widowbird was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Stevenson, T. & J Fanshawe 2020. Birds of East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi) - second edition. Helm Field Guides, Christooher Helm London. ISBN 978-1-4081-5736-7
