
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.
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. 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
4 resultate in Suid-Afrika
Beplan 'n reis
Spesie
Euplectes axillaris
Aantekeninge
655
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Fan-tailed Widowbird op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
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. 4 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Fan-tailed Widowbird on site or nearby.
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.
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.