---
title: "Wikłacz wachlarzowaty"
description: "Euplectes axillaris — Ptaki. The fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris), also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/fan-tailed-widowbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wikłacz wachlarzowaty

> Euplectes axillaris — Ptaki. The fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris), also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics.

- Scientific name: *Euplectes axillaris*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 1269
- Wikidata: [Q1304712](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1304712)
- iNaturalist taxon: [13970](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/13970)

## Names

- en: Fan-tailed Widowbird
- de: Stummelwida
- es: Obispo de Abanico
- fr: Euplecte à épaules orangées
- nl: Roodschouderwidavink
- pt: Viúva-de-espáduas-vermelhas
- pl: Wikłacz wachlarzowaty

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (630), TZ (194), UG (97), KE (59), RW (47), BW (25), SZ (18), ZM (11), MW (10), MZ (10), NA (4)

## Summary

The fan-tailed widowbird (Euplectes axillaris), also known as the red-shouldered widowbird, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to grassy and swampy areas of the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan-tailed_widowbird

## Photo

![Wikłacz wachlarzowaty](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fan-tailed-widowbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/302855757

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fan-tailed-widowbird?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).