Montane Widowbird
Euplectes psammacromius(Reichenow, A, 1900)
English (US) Montane Widowbird
The Montane Widowbird (Euplectes psammacromius) 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: highlands of southwestern Tanzania to far northeastern Zambia and northern MalawiRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Euplectes psammacromius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Montane Widowbird
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1900)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Penthetria psammocromia
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1900)
- Type locality
- Tandala, Ukinga.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 8 p.39
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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