bird · Passeriformes · Ploceidae
Red-collared Widowbird
Euplectes ardens (Boddaert, 1783) — also called Black Widowbird, RCWI, Red-collared Whydah. Occurrence records of the Red-collared Widowbird are shared on GBIF from around 92 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (2 957 records), in 7 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernPloceidae
92reserves with records
13 323records around them
7provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 2 957 |
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 425 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 112 |
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 648 |
| Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 596 |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | GP Gauteng | 545 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 471 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 469 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 462 |
| Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 412 |
| Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 320 |
| Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 317 |
| Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 283 |
| Marais DamNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 274 |
| Albert Falls Game ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 261 |
| Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 231 |
| Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 170 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 153 |
| Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 150 |
| Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 150 |
| Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 135 |
| Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 125 |
| WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 125 |
| Oribi GorgeProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 122 |
| Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 115 |
| Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 106 |
| Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 94 |
| Elsewhere Game ReservePrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 93 |
| Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 88 |
| Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 81 |
| Albert Falls Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 72 |
| Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site | GP Gauteng | 54 |
| Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary | MP Mpumalanga | 47 |
| Lotheni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 35 |
| Bluff Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 34 |
| Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 30 |
| Corridor Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 30 |
| Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 30 |
| Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 28 |
| Dumaneni ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 27 |
| Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 27 |
| Bateleur Nature Reserve & Stamvrug Hiking TrailsNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 26 |
| OPM Prozesky Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 25 |
| Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 22 |
| Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 20 |
| Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | 20 |
| Modderfontein ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 17 |
| Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve | FS Free State | 15 |
| Ohrigstaddam NatuurreservaatNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 14 |
| White River Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 14 |
| Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 13 |
| Lydenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 12 |
| Olifantsvlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 11 |
| Vryheid Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 10 |
| Doornkop Fish and Wildlife ReserveGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Zulu Waters Game ReservePrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 10 |
| Kamberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 9 |
| Wagendrift Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
and 32 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 39 reserves
- Gauteng
- 29 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 10 reserves
- North West
- 6 reserves
- Free State
- 3 reserves
- Limpopo
- 3 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 2 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Scientific name
- Euplectes ardens
- GBIF taxon
- 2494098
- Wikidata
- Q1304745
More of the Ploceidae family
Southern Masked WeaverCape WeaverSouthern Red BishopRed-billed QueleaVillage WeaverSpectacled WeaverThick-billed WeaverYellow BishopLong-tailed WidowbirdFan-tailed WidowbirdDark-backed WeaverYellow WeaverWhite-winged WidowbirdRed-billed Buffalo WeaverScaly-feathered WeaverRed-headed WeaverYellow-crowned BishopLesser Masked WeaverAfrican Golden Weaver
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.