Red-cowled Widowbird
Euplectes laticauda(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Red-cowled Widowbird
The Red-cowled Widowbird (Euplectes laticauda) 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 laticauda
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-cowled Widowbird
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Euplectes laticauda laticauda
- Euplectes laticauda suahelicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla laticauda
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Nubia.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.24
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Marsh Widowbird
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Jackson's Widowbird
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