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Thick-billed Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons(Vigors, NA, 1831)

English (US) Thick-billed Weaver

The Thick-billed Weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Amblyospiza albifrons
Family
Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Thick-billed Weaver
Described by
(Vigors, NA, 1831)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Pyrrhula albifrons
Described by
(Vigors, NA, 1831)
Type locality
Algoa Bay.
Original description
Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.8 p.92

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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