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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Photos

Sightings

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Clive 'SafariFamily' Curtis
Thursday 16 Mar 2023 - 10:11am
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Luke Kroon
Sunday 12 Mar 2023 - 5:00am
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Matteo Mambelli
Saturday 11 Mar 2023 - 1:45pm
South Africa
A map showing the sighting location
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Reuben Vb
Sunday 26 Feb 2023 - 7:36pm
South Africa
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