Long-tailed Widowbird
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0

Weavers and Allies

Long-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes progne

LCLeast Concern
Family
Weavers and Allies (Ploceidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae. The species is found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia. The long-tailed widowbird is a medium-sized bird and one of the most common in the territories it inhabits. Adult breeding males are almost entirely black with orange and white shoulders ("epaulets"), long, wide tails, and a bluish white bill.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.