Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps(Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
English (US) Red-headed Weaver
The Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) 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
- Anaplectes rubriceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Red-headed Weaver
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Anaplectes rubriceps leuconotos
- Anaplectes rubriceps rubriceps
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ploceus (Hyphanthornis) rubriceps
- Described by
- (Sundevall, CJ, 1850)
- Type locality
- Upper CafFraria, near the Tropic. Restricted to Mohapoani, Witfontein Mts., western Transvaal, by Gyldenstolpe (1934, Ibis, p. 292).
- Original description
- Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 7, no.4 p.97
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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