Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris(Smith, A, 1838)
English (US) Fan-tailed Widowbird
The Fan-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes axillaris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Euplectes axillaris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fan-tailed Widowbird
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Euplectes axillaris bocagei
- Euplectes axillaris traversii
- Euplectes axillaris phoeniceus
- Euplectes axillaris zanzibaricus
- Euplectes axillaris axillaris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Vidua axillaris
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1838)
- Type locality
- between seven and eight hundred miles to the eastward of Cape Town'.
- Original description
- Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt.4 pl.17,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Weavers and Allies
Golden-backed Bishop
Euplectes aureus
Yellow Bishop
Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
Red-cowled Widowbird
Euplectes laticauda
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Marsh Widowbird
Euplectes hartlaubi
Montane Widowbird
Euplectes psammacromius
Long-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes progne
Jackson's Widowbird
Euplectes jacksoni
Red Weaver
Anaplectes jubaensis
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
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