White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus (Cassin, 1848)

21 gWeight

The white-winged widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara.

Busiest months: January–February · Most records: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January–February · Most records: South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania

White-winged Widowbird has been recorded at 271 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 18 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nairobi NPKenya1,038 records
Zaagkuildrift RdSouth Africa330 records
Tarangire NPTanzania264 records

More places

Mkhuze GRSouth Africa187 records
Rietvlei NRSouth Africa165 records
Aga Khan University – Loilenok Hills and FieldsTanzania163 records
Nylsvley Nature ReserveSouth Africa162 records
Kgomo-KgomoSouth Africa149 records
Tsavo West NP – Ngulia LodgeKenya131 records
Mkhuze GR – Kumasinga HideSouth Africa117 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South Africa Kenya Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Eswatini Mozambique

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The white-winged widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male's yellow plumage turns dark and he gains more white feathers, contrasting with the female's predominantly pale coloration. Three subspecies are recognised.

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