Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Euplectes macroura(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Yellow-mantled Widowbird
The Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura) 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 macroura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Euplectes macroura macrocercus
- Euplectes macroura macroura
- Euplectes macroura conradsi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia macroura
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Whidah [= Dahomey].
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.845
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Weavers and Allies
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Euplectes gierowii
Yellow-crowned Bishop
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Fire-fronted Bishop
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Golden-backed Bishop
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Yellow Bishop
Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red-cowled Widowbird
Euplectes laticauda
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Marsh Widowbird
Euplectes hartlaubi
Montane Widowbird
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Long-tailed Widowbird
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