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Marsh widowbird

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Marsh widowbird
Male in Angola in breeding plumage
Specimen at Nairobi National Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Euplectes
Species:
E. hartlaubi
Binomial name
Euplectes hartlaubi

The marsh widowbird or Hartlaub's widowbird (Euplectes hartlaubi) is a bird in the family Ploceidae.[2] The species was first described by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1878.

Range

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

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Euplectes hartlaubi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22719233A131992503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22719233A131992503.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Craig, A. (2019). "Marsh Widowbird (Euplectes hartlaubi)". In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D. A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 26 November 2019.