Grey-capped Social Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Gray-capped Social Weaver
UK name: Grey-capped Social Weaver
The Grey-capped Social Weaver (Pseudonigrita arnaudi) 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
- Pseudonigrita arnaudi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-capped Social Weaver
- English (UK)
- Grey-capped Social Weaver
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pseudonigrita arnaudi australoabyssinicus
- Pseudonigrita arnaudi arnaudi
- Pseudonigrita arnaudi dorsalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Nigrita arnaudi
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- White Nile.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.444
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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