Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes axillaris (Fan-tailed Widowbird)
Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Long-tailed Widow-bird
Euplectes progne
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Dark-backed Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fan-tailed Widowbird in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Fan-tailed Widowbird sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fan-tailed Widowbird in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Fan-tailed Widowbird in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.