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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver* |
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Plocepasser rufoscapulatus |
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Description (7)
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Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
© flickr.com
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Other Names (World)
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver, Chestnut-mantled Sparrow-weaver, Red-backed Sparrow-weaver
Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)
Size
17 cm
First Described (Guide)
Büttikofer, 1888
Habitat
Dry savanna.
Angola, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Malawi, Zambia.
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South-western Angola, south-eastern DRCongo, central and eastern Zambia, western Tanzania (near Mpanda) and west-central Malawi.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A short, high-pitched 'tseep' or 'trrrrt'. Song is higher-pitched than Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser superciliosus).
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus) [XC699520]
by id from Mwekera College Forest, Copperbelt Province, Zambia (call)
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus) [XC346412]
by Dries Van de Loock from Chingola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus sometimes placed in sparrow family (Passeridae).
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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