Weavers, Widowbirds

Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

The Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura) is a 22 g grassland bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Weavers, Widowbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

22 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

25

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