Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (5)
Adrian J. F. Craig
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 17, 2013
Text last updated June 17, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Afrikaans | Kortstertflap |
Bulgarian | Ветрилоопашата вдовица |
Catalan | bisbe cua de ventall |
Croatian | širokorepa pletilja |
Dutch | Roodschouderwidavink |
English | Fan-tailed Widowbird |
English (United States) | Fan-tailed Widowbird |
Estonian | kiilsaba-kangurlind |
French | Euplecte à épaules orangées |
French (Canada) | 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 |
Zulu | umanqube |
Euplectes axillaris (Smith, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Vidua axillaris
Smith, 1838. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt. 4, pl.A17.
TYPE LOCALITY:
between seven and eight hundred miles to the eastward of Cape Town'.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
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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Distribution of the Fan-tailed Widowbird