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A photo of a Fan-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes axillaris), male
Fan-tailed Widowbird, Male

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

The fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris), also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Mika Vosloo
Sunday 03 Sep 2023 - 5:25am
South Africa
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Marna Buys
Saturday 19 Aug 2023 - 12:43pm
South Africa
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Marna Buys
Saturday 19 Aug 2023 - 11:16am
South Africa
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Dan Martins
Saturday 12 Aug 2023 - 6:50pm
South Africa
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