Weavers, Widowbirds

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

The Fan-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes axillaris) is a 25 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Weavers, Widowbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

25 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

15

Photo: (c) Peter Archdale, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist