The chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver (''Plocepasser rufoscapulatus'') is a species of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
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 ...
.
It is found in southern Africa from Angola and southern Democratic Republic of Congo to Zambia and Malawi.
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Chestnut-mantled Sparrow-Weaver, or Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver- Species text in Weaver Watch.
Plocepasser
Birds described in 1888
Taxa named by Johann Büttikofer
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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