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    (c) Warren McCleland, all rights reserved

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    (c) Kobus Lubbe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Andre Harmse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) timmcclurg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Peter Small, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Hendrik McCarthy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

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About

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.

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