• Synonyms Long-tailed Whydah, Long-tailed Widow-bird, Longtailed Widow, Long tailed Widowbird, Long-tailed Progne, Long-tailed Widow, Sakabula
  • Old latin name for bird Emberiza progne

Long-tailed Widowbirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Song, © Brendan Sloan
    Kenya
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, song, © Niall Perrins
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Long-tailed Widowbird

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion e, sc

Long-tailed Widowbird subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Euplectes progne delacouriAngola, s DR Congo and Zambia-No
Euplectes progne delamereic Kenya-No
Euplectes progne prognese Botswana to e South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansLangstertflap, Langstertflap (Sakabula)
Catalanbisbe cuallarg
Chinese长尾巧织雀
Chinese (Traditional)長尾寡婦鳥
Croatiandugorepa pletilja
Czechvida kohoutí, Prádelník dlouhoocasý
DanishHanehalet Vidafinke
DutchHanestaartwidavink, Hanenstaartwidavink
Estonianhänd-kangurlind
Finnishlaahuspiispa
FrenchVeuve géante, Veuve géante du Cap, Euplecte géant, Euplecte à longue queue, Veuve à épaulettes
GermanHahnschweif-Wida, Hahnschweifweber, Hahnschweifwida, Hahnenschweifweber
Hungarianhosszúfarkú özvegypinty
IcelandicHalavefari
ItalianVedova codalunga
Japaneseコクホウジャク, コクホウオウ
Lithuanianilgauodegis aksominis audėjas
NorwegianLanghalet vever, dragevever
Norwegian NynorskDragevevar
Polishwikłacz olbrzymi, wiklacz olbrzymi
PortugueseViúva-rabilonga, bispo-rabilongo
RussianДлиннохвостый ткач, Длиннохвостый ткачик, Длиннохвостый бархатный ткач, длиннохвостая вдовушка
SerbianDugorepa udovica, Dugorepa vida
Slovaktkáčik kohútí, tkácik kohútí
SpanishObispo de Cola Larga, Obispo colilargo
SwahiliKweche Mkia-mrefu
Swedishlångstjärtad vidafink
Tatarозын койрыклы бәрхет тукучы
TsongaCilori
TswanaMolepê
TurkishUzun Kuyruklu Dulkuşu
Ukrainianвайдаг великохвостий
XhosaUjobela
ZuluiBhaku