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Red-cowled Widowbird
Euplectes laticauda
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Kenya | 77 |
|---|---|
| Nairobi | 41 |
| Tanzania | 31 |
| Arusha | 27 |
| Narok | 20 |
| Ethiopia | 9 |
| Nyeri | 6 |
| Amhara | 4 |
| Oromia | 4 |
| Laikipia | 4 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Weavers and Allies · Ploceidae |
| Genus | Bishops and Widowbirds · Euplectes |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Red-cowled Widowbird with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.