Long-tailed Widowbird - Location

Location

There are three known isolated populations of Long-tailed Widowbirds. The first is found in the Kenyan highlands, the second in Angola, southern Zaire and Zambia, and the third in Southern Africa. It is unknown when these populations were last in contact, however, the central population differs most in morphology relative to the other two populations. The Southern African population extends from the Eastern Cape Providence through the Free State, Lesotho, Transkei, KwaZulu Natal, and western Swaziland to the Transvaal plateau. The species just enters southeastern Botswana, but is most commonly found in the central highveld of South Africa. The Long-tailed Widowbird can be found at elevations up to 2750 meters (9022 feet) in the Drakensberg Mountains.