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Photo by Tom TarrantBigodi Swamp, Uganda, December 2005
Photo by Tom Tarrant
Bigodi Swamp, Uganda, December 2005
Euplectes gierowii

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[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 3 subspecies:

  • E. g. ansorgei:
  • E. g. friederichseni:
  • E. g. gierowii:

[edit] Habitat

Papyrus Swamps,

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
  2. Avibase
  3. BF Member observations

[edit] External Links

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