Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser rufoscapulatusBüttikofer, J, 1888
English (US) Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
The Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus) 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: southern Angola to southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and western MalawiRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
- Described by
- Büttikofer, J, 1888
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Büttikofer, J, 1888
- Type locality
- Kasinga River, South Angola.
- Original description
- Notes from the Leyden Museum 10 p.238 pl.9 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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