The yellow-mantled widowbird (Euplectes macroura), also known as the yellow-backed widow, is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is the type species of the Euplectes genus, originally named from the city of Ouidah in Benin. Nowadays the name Whydah (i.e. Ouidah) is however applied to some species in the Viduidae.Males are larger than females and acquire longer tails and striking black and golden yellow plumages in the breeding season.
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