White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusEuplectes (Bishops and Widowbirds)
- SpeciesEuplectes albonotatus (White-winged Widowbird)
The white-winged widowbird (Euplectes albonotatus) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male's yellow plumage turns dark and he gains more white feathers, contrasting with the female's predominantly pale coloration. Three subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Orange Bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Black-winged Bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Euplectes macroura
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens
Red Bishop
Euplectes orix
Yellow-rumped Widowbird
Euplectes capensis
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
Marsh Widowbird
Euplectes hartlaubi
Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
Black-headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-winged Widowbird at Murchison Falls National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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