Lyre-tailed wida

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Lyre-tailed wida
Lyss-tailed wida, males in splendor (Euplectes jacksoni)

Lyss-tailed wida, males in splendid plumage ( Euplectes jacksoni )

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Weaver birds (Ploceidae)
Subfamily : Ploceinae
Genre : Fire weaver ( Euplectes )
Type : Lyre-tailed wida
Scientific name
Euplectes jacksoni
( Sharpe , 1891)

The Leierschwanzwida or Leierschwanzweber ( Euplectes jacksoni ) belongs within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of fire weavers ( Euplectes ).

features

The lyre-tailed wida is about 14 cm, with a tail in a magnificent dress about 30 cm tall and 40-49 g in weight, the female is a little lighter. The bird has a powerful light, conical beak, black eyes, and dark brown legs. The male is yellow-brown on the shoulder, in a magnificent dress black with yellow-brown striped wings, in flight the wings appear brown, the tail hangs down. In the plain dress , like the female, it is ocher-colored, with a light stripe above the eyes, yellowish-brown on the top and lightly dashed on the bottom.

distribution and habitat

This weaver can be found in higher grasslands and on grain fields of 1500–3000 m in Kenya and Tanzania .

nutrition

Lyra-tailed weavers feed on grass seeds, especially on grasses such as Themeda triandra, millet or insects .

Reproduction

The males perform dances in groups in courtship areas by jumping up on flat grassy areas. The breeding season is between December and January and between April and June, in Kenya between August and September and November, depending on the rainy seasons.

Hazardous situation

The lyre-tailed wida is considered to be near threatened .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Avibase Euplectes jacksoni
  2. ^ A b T. Stevenson, J. Fanshawe: Birds of East Africa. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-691-12665-8 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
  4. ↑ Euplectes jacksoni in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2016-3. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Leierschwanzwida ( Euplectes jacksoni )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files