''Bubalornis'' is a genus of

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in the family

Ploceidae Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches and bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family. In most recent classifica ...

. Established by Andrew Smith in 1836, it contains the following species: The name ''Bubalornis'' is a combination of the

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words ''boubalos'', meaning "buffalo" and ''ornis'', meaning "bird". The genus got its name from the buffalo weavers' habit of following herds of African Buffalo.

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* * Bird genera Ploceidae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ploceidae-stub