Fan-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes axillaris
| Fan-tailed Widowbird bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Redshouldered Whydah, Fan-tailed Widow, Fan-tailed Widow-bird, Redshouldered Widow, Red-shouldered Widowbird, Fan tailed Widowbird, Fan-tailed Whydah, Red-shouldered Widow, Red-shouldered Whydah |
| Old latin name for bird | Vidua axillaris |
| Order | Perching birds / Passeriformes |
| Family | Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae |
| Genus | Euplectes |
| Breeding region | Africa |
| Breeding subregion | c, e, se |
Fan-tailed Widowbird bird sounds *
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
Related species
Red-cowled Widowbird
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Long-tailed Widowbird
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Northern Red Bishop
Black Bishop
Southern Red Bishop
Fire-fronted Bishop
Yellow Bishop
Where to see Fan-tailed Widowbird
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Fan-tailed Widowbird subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euplectes axillaris axillaris | e Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and e South Africa | - | No |
| Euplectes axillaris bocagei | Mali to n Central African Republic and s to w Angola, ne Namibia, n Botswana and ne Zimbabwe | - | No |
| Euplectes axillaris phoeniceus | Sudan, Uganda and Kenya to ne Zambia | - | No |
| Euplectes axillaris traversii | Ethiopia | - | No |
| Euplectes axillaris zanzibaricus | s Somalia, e Kenya, e Tanzania and nearby islands | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kortstertflap |
| Catalan | bisbe cua de ventall |
| Chinese | 扇尾巧织雀 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 扇尾寡婦鳥 |
| Croatian | širokorepa pletilja |
| Czech | vida vějířová, Prádelník vejírový |
| Danish | Rødskuldret Vidafinke |
| Dutch | Roodschouderwidavink |
| Finnish | punasiipipiispa |
| French | Euplecte à épaules orangées, Euplecte à épaules rousses, Veuve à épaulettes orangées, Veuve à épaulettes rouges |
| German | Stummelwida, Stummel-Wida, Stummelweber |
| Icelandic | Blævefari |
| Italian | Vedova coda a ventaglio, Vedova codaventaglio |
| Japanese | アカガタホウオウ, アカガタホウオウジャク |
| Lithuanian | Skėstatuodegis aksominis audėjas, skėstauodegis aksominis audėjas |
| Norwegian | rødvingevever, Rødvingevever |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Raudvengvevar |
| Polish | wikłacz wachlarzowaty, wiklacz wachlarzowaty |
| Portuguese | bispo-cauda-de-leque, bispo-de-espáduas-vermelhas, viúva-de-espáduas-vermelhas |
| Russian | Красноплечий ткачик, Красноплечий бархатный ткач |
| Serbian | Crvenoramena vida, Lepezorepa udovica |
| Slovak | tkáčik vejárochvostý |
| Spanish | Obispo Cola de Abanico, Obispo de abanico |
| Swahili | Kweche Mkia-mpana |
| Swedish | kortstjärtad vidafink |
| Turkish | Turuncu Omuzlu Dulkuşu |
| Ukrainian | вайдаг червоноплечий |
| Xhosa | Isahomba |
| Zulu | iNtaka |