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Euplectes progne
Black bird with red and white shoulder marking and an extraordinary long droopy tail that gives it a total length of up to 80cm during the breeding season.
Found near grasslands on the side of the road.
Spotted on Feb 14, 2014
Submitted on Oct 2, 2017
4 Comments
WOW! Remind me of our Beautiful Quetzal here in Costa Rica.
Thank you ❤️
Congrats KM. Nice shot.
Congratulations Kimberly.M, your spectacular Long-tailed widowbird is our Spotting of the Day!
"It's always a delight to receive images of a Long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne), our Spotting of the Day! The tail of the male long-tailed widowbird is one of the most remarkable ornaments found in passerine birds. Between six and eight of its tail feathers can reach half a metre (approximately 20 inches) long. The seemingly detrimental cost of having such cumbersome male ornaments has resulted in the long-tailed widowbird being the subject of extensive research into the function and evolution of sexually selected traits. Find out more in this Wikipedia article: https://buff.ly/2klmFKP "
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