Cassin's Malimbe
Malimbus cassini(Elliot, DG, 1859)
English (US) Cassin's Malimbe
The Cassin's Malimbe (Malimbus cassini) 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: lowlands of southern Ghana and southern Cameroon to Gabon and eastern Democratic Republic of the CongoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Malimbus cassini
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cassin's Malimbe
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1859)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Sycobius cassini
- Described by
- (Elliot, DG, 1859)
- Type locality
- Gaboon.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.1, no.4 p.392
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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