The long-tailed widowbird is a medium-sized passerine bird belonging to the weaver family Ploceidae.

Long-tailed widowbirds exhibit distinct sexual dimorphism. Males and females exhibit differences in behavior and morphological traits. Adult males are entirely black, including under their wing-coverts. Males' wing shoulders are orange red and their wing-coverts white. Their beaks are bluish white. Males are known for their distinctly long tails.

Females tend to be paler featuring more grey and tan colors, and do not feature the long tails seen in males of the species.

External links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_widowbird

See also

• avian
• bird
• Psittacopasserae
• passerine
• oscine
• weaver_(bird) (Ploceidae)
• long-tailed_widowbird