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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
16/05/2024 05:25:06 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver*
Id (Atlas):
Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
Description (8 )
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
© flickr.com
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.
South-western Angola, south-eastern DRCongo, central and eastern Zambia, western Tanzania (near Mpanda) and west-central Malawi.
 
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)... )
Listen to XC346411
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus ) [XC346411 ]
by Rapha\u00ebl Jordan from Chingola, Copperbelt Province, Zambia (call)
Listen to XC552103
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus ) [XC552103 ]
by Dries Van de Loock from Mwekera Forestry College, Kitwe, Copperbelt, 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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