Chestnut Weaver
Ploceus rubiginosusRĂĽppell, WPES, 1840
English (US) Chestnut Weaver
The Chestnut Weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus) 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
- Ploceus rubiginosus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut Weaver
- Described by
- RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ploceus rubiginosus rubiginosus
- Ploceus rubiginosus trothae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- RĂĽppell, WPES, 1840
- Type locality
- Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel p.93,100
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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