White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahaliSmith, A, 1836
English (US) White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
The White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser mahali) 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
- Plocepasser mahali
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1836
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Plocepasser mahali melanorhynchus
- Plocepasser mahali pectoralis
- Plocepasser mahali ansorgei
- Plocepasser mahali mahali
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1836
- Type locality
- between the Orange River and the Tropic, restricted to Modder River, near junction with the Riet River, Orange Free State by Clancey, 1957, Durban Mus. Novit., 5, p. 48.
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.51
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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