White-headed Buffalo Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli(Rüppell, WPES, 1845)
English (US) White-headed Buffalo Weaver
The White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) 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
- Dinemellia dinemelli
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-headed Buffalo Weaver
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Dinemellia dinemelli dinemelli
- Dinemellia dinemelli boehmi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Textor dinemelli
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1845)
- Type locality
- Shoa (ex Horsfield MS).i
- Original description
- Systematische Uebersicht der Vögel Nord-Ost-Afrika's nebst Abbildingen und Beschreibungen von fünfzig theils unbekannten, theils noch nicht bildlich dargestellten Arten p.72 pl.30
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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