Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (5)
Adrian J. F. Craig
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 17, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 17, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kortstertflap |
| Dutch | Roodschouderwidavink |
| English | Fan-tailed Widowbird |
| English (United States) | Fan-tailed Widowbird |
| French | Euplecte à épaules orangées |
| French (French Guiana) | Euplecte à épaules orangées |
| German | Stummelweber |
| Icelandic | Blævefari |
| Japanese | アカガタホウオウ |
| Norwegian | rødvingevever |
| Polish | wikłacz wachlarzowaty |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Viúva-de-espáduas-vermelhas |
| Russian | Красноплечий ткачик |
| Serbian | Crvenoramena vida |
| Slovak | tkáčik vejárochvostý |
| Spanish | Obispo de Abanico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Obispo de abanico |
| Swedish | kortstjärtad vidafink |
| Turkish | Turuncu Omuzlu Dulkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Вайдаг червоноплечий |
Euplectes axillaris ("Smith, A", 1838)
PROTONYM:
Vidua axillaris
"Smith, A", 1838. Ill.Zool.S.Afr. pt. 4, pl.A17.
TYPE LOCALITY:
between seven and eight hundred miles to the eastward of Cape Town'.
Definitions
- EUPLECTES
- axillaris
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Fan-tailed Widowbird