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Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris
(Smith, A, 1838)
Obispo de Abanico
Family: Ploceidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Vidua axillaris.

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Number of Photography: 4

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Photography ID: 366493
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
07/22/2019
Diego Oscar
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Photography ID: 361819
♂  Adult
Belfast
Mpumalanga
South Africa
02/17/2018
Glauco Oliveira


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Number of Records: 10



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
223591901/01/2025EthiopiaSidamoLake Hawassa40Gerardo Lloret
194589026/10/2023South AfricaGautengMarievale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel1Luis Cesar Tejo
194571826/10/2023South AfricaGautengMarievale Bird Sanctuary, Nigel1Daniela Espinosa
112004628/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionPastizales Sobre el Camino Victor Hugo Michelini
95998528/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National Park1Diego Oscar
115320322/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionPantano de MabambaVictor Hugo Michelini
95953422/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba1Diego Oscar
113052817/02/2018South AfricaMpumalangaBelfastGlauco Oliveira
43659201/02/2015TanzaniaArushaÁrea de Conservación Ngorongoro CráterSusana Gomez
4019909/11/2010South AfricaMpumalangaWakkerstroomCarmelo López Abad
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Fan-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes axillaris) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.