Long-Tailed Widowbird

Long-Tailed Widowbird

Euplectes progne

Also known as: Long-Tailed Whydah, Long-Tailed Widow-Bird

Predict Sightings

Habitat

Mid-canopy

Diet

PlantSeed

Active Time

Diurnal

Size

35 g

LCAvesPasseriformesPloceidae

Seasonal Activity

87,863 sightings · 2000–2026

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Ploceidae

Traits

Diet
PlantSeed
Foraging
Mid-canopy
Activity
Diurnal
Body mass
35 g

Photo

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Occurrence data from GBIF.