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Breeding Male
Photo by jc122463
Nairobi National Park, Kenya, May, 2008

Euplectes jacksoni

[edit] Identification

Breeding Male
Glossly black plumage and very long tail. Blue bill
Non-breeding
Small, brown, streaked plumage. Pink bill and feet.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to North-eastern Tanzania and Kenya.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Open grassy highlands

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

They have a very complex 'dancing' display

[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. Kenyabirds
3. ArKive

• List of references

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