
Fan-tailed Widowbird
The fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris), also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics.
Informações sobre a espécie
Most records Oct to Feb
When Fan-tailed Widowbird sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 655 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Fan-tailed Widowbird is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
655 records, iNaturalist
Parques onde os anfitriões registram: Fan-tailed Widowbird
Hospedagens que retribuem
Por todo o KwaZulu-Natal
Avistado com frequência · Observação de aves
Avistado com frequência · Observação de aves
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Avistado com frequência · Observação de aves
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Fan-tailed Widowbird: registrado aqui
Observação de aves
iSimangaliso wetlands, sand forest, and Sodwana reefs
Ver lugares que retribuemPlanejando uma viagem
Quando e onde encontrar: Fan-tailed Widowbird
Os anfitriões registraram esta espécie (Fan-tailed Widowbird) em hospedagens dentro ou ao lado de uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and Giants Castle Game Reserve.
Melhores horários do dia
- As primeiras horas depois do nascer do sol, e o fim da tarde. As aves cantam e se alimentam mais nas horas frescas.
- Meio-dia. Mais silencioso, sobretudo no calor do verão.
Formas de observar
Dirija por conta própria
Seu próprio veículo e seu próprio ritmo, nas estradas do parque.
Onde os anfitriões registram
Espécie
Euplectes axillaris
Registros
655
Observações no iNaturalist
Cada reserva no Spekboom apoia a conservação.
Perguntas que os viajantes fazem
Um registro significa que um anfitrião avistou esta espécie (Fan-tailed Widowbird) na propriedade ou nas proximidades. Nunca é garantia de avistamento.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Fan-tailed Widowbird in KwaZulu-Natal?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Fan-tailed Widowbird at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Ithala Game Reserve and Kamberg Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Fan-tailed Widowbird in South Africa?
The Fan-tailed Widowbird is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (73% of records), Mpumalanga (12% of records), Gauteng (8% of records), based on 655 iNaturalist observations. 20 places to stay on Spekboom in KwaZulu-Natal have recorded the Fan-tailed Widowbird on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Fan-tailed Widowbird?
Sightings of the Fan-tailed Widowbird peak from Oct to Feb, based on 655 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the Fan-tailed Widowbird?
The fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris), also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics.

























