Fire weaver
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Flame Wida ( Euplectes hordeaceus ) |
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| Swainson , 1829 |
The fire weavers or widas ( Euplectes ) are a genus of birds in the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae). It includes 17 species . The name "Wida" is mainly related to species of the genus Euplectes . The males are often very conspicuously colored like the black and red colored fire wida ( Euplectes franciscanus ) or have long, train-like tail feathers like the cock's tail wida ( Euplectes progne ). The fire weavers prefer open landscapes as living space.
species
- Tahaweber ( Euplectes afer )
- Spiegelwida ( Euplectes albonotatus )
- Schildwida ( Euplectes ardens )
- Gold-backed weaver ( Euplectes aureus )
- Stump wida ( Euplectes axillaris )
- Velvet wida ( Euplectes capensis )
- Diadem weaver ( Euplectes diadematus )
- Feuerwida ( Euplectes franciscanus )
- Bishop weaver ( Euplectes gierowii )
- Hartlaub's wida ( Euplectes hartlaubi )
- Flame Wida ( Euplectes hordeaceus )
- Lyra-tailed wida ( Euplectes jacksoni )
- Yellow-shouldered wida ( Euplectes macroura )
- Brandweaver ( Euplectes nigroventris )
- Oryx weaver ( Euplectes orix )
- Rooster tail wida ( Euplectes progne )
- Reichenowweber ( Euplectes psammocromius )
Web links
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