Scaly-feathered Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons(Smith, A, 1836)
English (US) Scaly-feathered Weaver
The Scaly-feathered Weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons) 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
- Sporopipes squamifrons
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scaly-feathered Weaver
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sporopipes squamifrons fuligescens
- Sporopipes squamifrons squamifrons
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Estrelda squamifrons
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1836)
- Type locality
- South Africa
- Original description
- Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope (etc.) p.49
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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