Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficaudaReichenow, A, 1887
English (US) Rufous-tailed Weaver
The Rufous-tailed Weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) 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: acacia savanna of northern Tanzania southeast of Lake VictoriaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Histurgops ruficauda
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-tailed Weaver
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1887
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Reichenow, A, 1887
- Type locality
- Wembaere [Tanganyika, about lat. 5° S., long. 34° E.].
- Original description
- Journal für Ornithologie 35, no.177 p.67
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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