Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura)
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Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

22 gWeight

Most records: Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe

Yellow-mantled Widowbird has been recorded at 151 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 24 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya328 records
  2. Brenu Beach – grasslandsGhana206 records
  3. Maasai Mara NRKenya198 records
More places
  1. Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria191 records
  2. Shai Hills Resource ReserveGhana123 records
  3. Monavale MarshZimbabwe117 records
  4. Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda83 records
  5. Cleveland Dam/Haka Game ParkZimbabwe74 records
  6. Murchison Falls NP – North sideUganda66 records
  7. Maasai Mara NR – Eastern SectionKenya66 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaGhanaZimbabweZambiaUgandaNigeriaGabonCameroon

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

Questions

How big is the Yellow-mantled Widowbird?

The Yellow-mantled Widowbird weighs around 22 g.

Where does the Yellow-mantled Widowbird live?

Its breeding range: Africa: western, central, eastern, southeastern. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Ghana and Zimbabwe.

Is the Yellow-mantled Widowbird endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-mantled Widowbird as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-mantled Widowbird eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the Yellow-mantled Widowbird in?

It belongs to the family Weavers, Widowbirds (Ploceidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
22 g
Habitat
Grassland
Diet
Seeds
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
78 mm
Tail
97 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
22 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: western, central, eastern, southeastern

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Weavers, Widowbirds Ploceidae
Genus
Euplectes

Other birds in the genus Euplectes

Yellow-crowned BishopYellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferFire-fronted BishopFire-fronted BishopEuplectes diadematusBlack BishopBlack BishopEuplectes gierowiiZanzibar Red BishopZanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventrisBlack-winged Red BishopBlack-winged Red BishopEuplectes hordeaceusSouthern Red BishopSouthern Red BishopEuplectes orixNorthern Red BishopNorthern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusGolden-backed BishopGolden-backed BishopEuplectes aureusYellow BishopYellow BishopEuplectes capensisFan-tailed WidowbirdFan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMarsh WidowbirdMarsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiMontane WidowbirdMontane WidowbirdEuplectes psammacromius
Yellow-mantled Widowbird

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