Rüppell's Weaver
Ploceus galbulaRüppell, WPES, 1840
English (US) Rüppell's Weaver
The Rüppell's Weaver (Ploceus galbula) 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: eastern Sudan to Eritrea, northern Ethiopia, Somalia, and southwestern ArabiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus galbula
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rüppell's Weaver
- Described by
- Rüppell, WPES, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Rüppell, WPES, 1840
- Type locality
- Modat valley, Eritrea.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.92 pl.32
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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