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− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:LongTailedWidowbirdJamie.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male <br />Photo of Male by {{user|scottishdude|scottishdude}}<br /> [[ South Africa]], 2016]] |
+ | [[Image:LANGSTERTFLAP 1.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|DARKROOM+IMAGES|DARKROOM IMAGES}}<br />]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]]: Three separate populations: One in the [[Kenya]]n highlands, one from [[Angola]], northern [[Zambia]] and extreme southern [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], and another from eastern [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], western [[Swaziland]] and extreme south-eastern [[Botswana]]. | [[Africa]]: Three separate populations: One in the [[Kenya]]n highlands, one from [[Angola]], northern [[Zambia]] and extreme southern [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], and another from eastern [[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], western [[Swaziland]] and extreme south-eastern [[Botswana]]. | ||
+ | [[Image:2007_10_27_Female_Long-tailed_Widow.jpg|thumb|275px|right|Female <br />Photo by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}} <br />[[Midmar]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]], October 2007]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Each of the three populations is recognised as a subspecies: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | Each of the three populations is recognised as a subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''E. p. delamerei'' | *''E. p. delamerei'' | ||
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*''E. p. progne'' | *''E. p. progne'' | ||
:*[[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], western [[Swaziland]] and extreme south-eastern [[Botswana]] | :*[[South Africa]], [[Lesotho]], western [[Swaziland]] and extreme south-eastern [[Botswana]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open tall grassland, usually in valleys. | Open tall grassland, usually in valleys. | ||
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Forages in flacks on the ground, mainly for seeds, but also eats invertebrates. | Forages in flacks on the ground, mainly for seeds, but also eats invertebrates. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | Polygynous and territorial; up to five females per breeding male. The nest is thick-walled, oval structure of woven grass and has a side-top entrance. One to four eggs are incubated for 12-14 days by the female. The nestling period is about 17 days. Sometimes parasitised by [[Dideric Cuckoo]]. | + | [[Image:Long-tailed_Widowbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male displaying<br />Photo by {{user|Charlie+M|Charlie M}} <br />Near Johannesburg, [[South Africa]], October 2004]] |
+ | [[Dictionary_P-S#P|Polygynous]] and territorial; up to five females per breeding male. The nest is thick-walled, oval structure of woven grass and has a side-top entrance. One to four eggs are incubated for 12-14 days by the female. The nestling period is about 17 days. | ||
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+ | Sometimes parasitised by [[Dideric Cuckoo]]. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Euplectes+progne}} | {{GSearch|Euplectes+progne}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Euplectes]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Euplectes]] |
Revision as of 19:26, 22 January 2017
- Euplectes progne
Identification
Length 16-19 cm (breeding male 60 cm), mass 25-46 g. The largest widowbird.
The breeding male unmistakeable with its long tail, broad black wings and red-and-white shoulders.
Distribution
Africa: Three separate populations: One in the Kenyan highlands, one from Angola, northern Zambia and extreme southern Democratic Republic of Congo, and another from eastern South Africa, Lesotho, western Swaziland and extreme south-eastern Botswana.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Each of the three populations is recognised as a subspecies[1]:
- E. p. delamerei
- E. p. ansorgei
- Angola, northern Zambia and extreme southern Democratic Republic of Congo
- E. p. progne
- South Africa, Lesotho, western Swaziland and extreme south-eastern Botswana
Habitat
Open tall grassland, usually in valleys.
Behaviour
Forages in flacks on the ground, mainly for seeds, but also eats invertebrates.
Breeding
Polygynous and territorial; up to five females per breeding male. The nest is thick-walled, oval structure of woven grass and has a side-top entrance. One to four eggs are incubated for 12-14 days by the female. The nestling period is about 17 days.
Sometimes parasitised by Dideric Cuckoo.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Long-tailed Widowbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Long-tailed_Widowbird