• Synonyms Cinnamon-shouldered Widowbird, White-fronted Widowbird, White-shouldered Widowbird, White-winged Wydah, Whitewinged Widow, White-winged Whydah, White-winged Widow, White winged Widowbird, White-winged Widow-bird, White-winged Bishop
  • Old latin name for bird Vidua albonotata

White-winged Widowbirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Alarm call, © Tony Archer
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, female, male, © Thibaut Chansac
    Tanzania
  • 5.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 6.
    Call, female, male, song, © Rory Nefdt
    Kenya
  • 7.
    Song, © Magnus Wadstein
    Zambia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see White-winged Widowbird

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion wc, e, sc

White-winged Widowbird subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Euplectes albonotatus albonotatusse DR Congo, Zambia and s Tanzania to e South Africa-No
Euplectes albonotatus asymmetrurusw Gabon to w Angola and São Tomé-No
Euplectes albonotatus equesCentral African Republic, Sudan and Ethiopia to c Tanzania-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWitvlerkflap
Catalanbisbe alablanc
Chinese白翅巧织雀
Chinese (Traditional)白翅寡婦鳥
Croatianšarenokrila pletilja
Czechvida lesklá, Prádelník belokrídlý
DanishHvidvinget Vidafinke
DutchSpiegelwidavink
Finnishvalkosiipipiispa
FrenchVeuve à épaulettes blanches, Veuve à ailes blanches, Euplecte à épaulettes, Euplecte à épaules blanches
GermanSpiegel-Wida, Spiegelwida, Spiegelweber
Hungarianfehérszárnyú özvegypinty
IcelandicSlægjuvefari
ItalianVedova alibianche
Japaneseハジロホウオウ, ハジロホウオウジャク
Lithuanianbaltasparnis aksominis audėjas
Norwegianhvitvingevever
Norwegian NynorskKvitvengvevar
Polishwiklacz bialoskrzydly, wikłacz białoskrzydły
PortugueseViúva-d'asa-branca, bispo-d'asa-branca
RussianБелокрылый бархатный ткач, Белокрылый ткачик
SerbianBelokrila vida, Belokrila udovica
Slovaktkácik zrkadlový, tkáčik zrkadlový
SpanishObispo de Alas Blancas, Obispo aliblanco
SwahiliKweche Bawa-jeupe
Swedishvitvingad vidafink
TurkishAk Kanatlı Dulkuşu
Ukrainianвайдаг білокрилий
ZuluiNtakansinsi