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'''Alternative name: Yellow-shouldered Widowbird''' | '''Alternative name: Yellow-shouldered Widowbird''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Yellow_mantled_(_yellow_backed_)_widowbird_volker_sthamer.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Gambella, [[Ethiopia]], August 2010]] | ||
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;[[:Category:Euplectes|Euplectes]] macroura | ;[[:Category:Euplectes|Euplectes]] macroura | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 14 cm (5½ in); a long-tailed widowbird<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black over-all plumage | ||
| + | *Golden-yellow shoulder patches | ||
| + | *Long graduated tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]]. | + | [[Image:090615 Yellow-shouldered Widowbird 6865.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, subspecies ''macroura'',<br />Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br />Masai Mara National Reserve, [[Kenya]]<!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]] |
| + | [[Africa]]: <br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]], [[Zaire]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | *''E. m. macroura'': | ||
| + | :Southern [[Senegal]] to [[Liberia]], east to southern [[Sudan]] and [[South Sudan]], south to central [[Angola]], [[Zambia]], eastern [[Zimbabwe]], western [[Mozambique]], and [[Malawi]] | ||
| + | *''E. m. macrocerca'': | ||
| + | :Highlands of [[Ethiopia]], [[Uganda]] and western [[Kenya]] | ||
| + | *''E. m. conradsi'': | ||
| + | :North-western [[Tanzania]] (Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Marshes with trees and scrub, moist grassland and rice fields. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of seeds, particularly sedge and other grasses. They also eat some arthropods. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Euplectes+macroura}} | {{GSearch|Euplectes+macroura}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Euplectes]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Euplectes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:08, 1 October 2017
Alternative name: Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
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- Euplectes macroura
Identification
14 cm (5½ in); a long-tailed widowbird
Male
- Black over-all plumage
- Golden-yellow shoulder patches
- Long graduated tail
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zaire
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
Subspecies
- E. m. macroura:
- Southern Senegal to Liberia, east to southern Sudan and South Sudan, south to central Angola, Zambia, eastern Zimbabwe, western Mozambique, and Malawi
- E. m. macrocerca:
- E. m. conradsi:
- North-western Tanzania (Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria)
Habitat
Marshes with trees and scrub, moist grassland and rice fields.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds, particularly sedge and other grasses. They also eat some arthropods.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-mantled Widowbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-mantled_Widowbird
