Bob-tailed Weaver
Brachycope anomala(Reichenow, A, 1887)
English (US) Bob-tailed Weaver
The Bob-tailed Weaver (Brachycope anomala) 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.
Range: southeastern Cameroon and banks of Congo River system in Democratic Republic of the CongoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Brachycope anomala
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bob-tailed Weaver
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1887)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ploceus anomalus
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1887)
- Type locality
- Stanley Falls.
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 35, no.178 p.214
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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