The marsh widowbird or Hartlaub's widowbird (''Euplectes hartlaubi'') is a
bird in the family
Ploceidae.
[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. The species was
first described by
José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage
José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage (2 May 1823 – 3 November 1907) was a Portuguese zoologist and politician. He was the curator of Zoology at the Museu Nacional de Lisboa in Lisbon. He published numerous works on mammals, birds, and fishes. In t ...
in 1878.
Range
It is found in
Angola,
Cameroon, the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Gabon,
Kenya,
Nigeria,
Tanzania,
Uganda, and
Zambia.
References
marsh widowbird
Birds of Central Africa
marsh widowbird
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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