Red-headed Malimbe
Malimbus rubricollis(Swainson, WJ, 1838)
English (US) Red-headed Malimbe
The Red-headed Malimbe (Malimbus rubricollis) 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
- Malimbus rubricollis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-headed Malimbe
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Malimbus rubricollis bartletti
- Malimbus rubricollis nigeriae
- Malimbus rubricollis rubricollis
- Malimbus rubricollis rufovelatus
- Malimbus rubricollis praedi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ploceus rubricollis
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1838)
- Type locality
- Malimba, Portuguese Congo (ex Vieillot, Ois. Chant., pl. 43).
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.306
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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