Jackson's widowbird
Euplectes jacksoni (Sharpe, 1891)
The jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni) is a species in the family Ploceidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 29.7 g to 42.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the jackson's widowbird
- Weight
- 29.7 g – 42.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.7src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the jackson's widowbird live?
Not recorded
What is the jackson's widowbird?
Jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and arable land.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
From the Wikipedia article “Jackson's widowbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jackson%27s_widowbird&oldid=1376269312), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the jackson's widowbird endangered?
The jackson's widowbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the jackson's widowbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae
- genusEuplectes
- SpeciesEuplectes jacksoni (Sharpe, 1891)
Synonyms Drepanoplectes jacksoni
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Jackson's whydahEnglish
- JAWIEnglish
- bisbe cua de faisàCatalan
- vida JacksonovaCzech
- gweddw gynffondaenWelsh
- Jackson´ VidafinkeDanish
- Jacksons VidafinkeDanish
- LeierschwanzwidaGerman
- Leierschwanz-WidaGerman
- LeierschwanzweberGerman
- kokvosta teksbirdoEsperanto
- Viuda de JacksonSpanish
- Obispo de JacksonSpanish
- kenianpiispaFinnish
- Veuve de JacksonFrench
- Euplecte de JacksonFrench
- smeđokrila pletiljaCroatian
- kakasfarkú özvegypintyHungarian
- Vedova di JacksonItalian
- オドリホウオウJapanese
- lyrauodegis aksominis audėjasLithuanian
- LierstaartwidavinkDutch
- hekseveverNorwegian
- baletnikPolish
- bispo-rabo-de-galoPortuguese
- bispo-cauda-de-liraPortuguese
- Лирохвостый ткачикRussian
- Лирохвостый бархатный ткачRussian
- tkáčik lýrochvostýSlovak
- Džeksonova vidaSerbian
- jacksonvidafinkSwedish
- bågstjärtad vidafinkSwedish
- Jacksons vidafinkSwedish
- Jackson DulkuşuTurkish
- вайдаг кенійськийUkrainian
- 杰氏巧织雀Chinese
- 傑克遜氏寡婦鳥Chinese
Relatives of the jackson's widowbird
Other species in the same genus Euplectes.
Southern red bishop
Euplectes orix
Long-tailed widowbird
Euplectes progne
Northern red bishop
Euplectes franciscanus
Yellow-crowned bishop
Euplectes afer
Yellow bishop
Euplectes capensis
Black-winged red bishop
Euplectes hordeaceus
CompareJackson's widowbird vs Southern red bishopJackson's widowbird vs Long-tailed widowbirdJackson's widowbird vs Northern red bishopJackson's widowbird vs Yellow-crowned bishop
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the jackson's widowbird?
An adult jackson's widowbird weighs 29.7 g – 42.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the jackson's widowbird endangered?
The jackson's widowbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the jackson's widowbird?
The jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni) belongs to the family Ploceidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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