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White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
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About the White-winged Widowbird
The white-winged widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male's yellow plumage turns dark and he gains more white feathers, contrasting with the female's predominantly pale coloration. Three subspecies are recognised.
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Euplectes albonotatus
- Family
- Weavers and Allies
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the weavers and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
- Golden Palm Weaver Ploceus bojeri
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
- Southern Masked-Weaver Ploceus velatus
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Taveta Golden-Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
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