Marsh widowbird

Marsh widowbird
Breeding plumage male in Angola
Specimen at Nairobi National Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Euplectes
Species: E. hartlaubi
Binomial name
Euplectes hartlaubi

The marsh widowbird (Euplectes hartlaubi) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

Range

It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Euplectes hartlaubi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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