Go Birding
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
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.
Go Birding
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
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.
Species insights▾
When to visit
Best Oct to Feb
When Fan-tailed Widowbird sightings peak, from open records.
Best monthsOct to Feb
Sightings655 records
Curve from 655 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
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655 records, iNaturalist
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