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Jackson's widowbird

Euplectes jacksoni (Sharpe, 1891)

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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.

Jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the jackson's widowbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyPloceidae
  6. genusEuplectes
  7. 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

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Relatives of the jackson's widowbird

Other species in the same genus Euplectes.

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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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jacksons-widowbird

MLA

“Jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jacksons-widowbird.

BibTeX
@misc{jacksons_widowbird_2026,
  title = {Jackson's widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jacksons-widowbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}