Broken Hill Gidgee vs Long-tailed Widowbird

Acacia loderi compared with Euplectes progne

Key Differences

• Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened while Long-tailed Widowbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broken Hill Gidgee	Long-tailed Widowbird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Fabaceae	Ploceidae
Genus	Acacia	Euplectes
Species	Acacia loderi	Euplectes progne

Conservation Status

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Long-tailed Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broken Hill Gidgee	Long-tailed Widowbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Long-tailed Widowbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.