| Red-headed weaver | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Anaplectes L. Reichenbach, 1863 |
| Species: | A. rubriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Anaplectes rubriceps (Sundevall, 1850) | |
The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps[2][note 1]) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Anaplectes and is found throughout the Afrotropics.
Races
There are three races,[3] though some 13 have been suggested.[2] They differ by the colour of the belly, colour of the edges to the primaries, and the presence or absence of a black mask.
- A. r. leuconotos (J. W. von Müller, 1851) – West Africa to northern Malawi
- A. r. jubaensis van Someren, 1920 – Southern Somalia and northern Kenya
- A. r. rubriceps (Sundevall, 1850) – Southern Africa
- A. r. gurneyi from Caconda, Angola, a synonym of the above
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female A. r. leuconotus
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male A. r. leuconotus building nest
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Notes
- ^ Ploceus melanotis, described by Lafresnaye (1839) from two Senegalese specimens is invalid as the name was preoccupied. Sundevall utilized a specimen obtained by Wahlberg in November 1843 at Mohapoani (i.e. Witfonteinrant near Thabazimbi). cf. Oschadleus (2009)
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Anaplectes rubriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b Oschadleus, H Dieter. "Narrative of a name: red-headed or black-eared? Scientific name of the Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps". Weaver Watch. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps)". Internet Bird Collection. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
External links
- Red-headed weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
- Red-headed weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
- Image and Classification at Animal Diversity Web