The red-headed weaver (''Anaplectes rubriceps'')''Ploceus melanotis'', described by Lafresnaye (1839) from two

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

ese specimens is invalid as the name was preoccupied. Sundevall utilized a specimen obtained by Wahlberg in November 1843 at Mohapoani (i.e. Witfonteinrant near

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). ''cf'' Oschadleus (2009) 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 lightweigh ...

in the family

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. It is placed in the

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''Anaplectes'' and is found throughout the

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Races

There are two races, though some 13 have been suggested. 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. rubriceps'' (Sundevall, 1850) – Southern Africa ::''A. r. gurneyi'' from Caconda, Angola, a synonym of the above

Gallery

AnaplectesRubricepsKeulemans.jpg, Male ''A. r. rubriceps'' from an isolated population

Caconda Caconda is a town and a municipality in the province of Huíla, Angola. The municipality had a population of 167,820 in 2014. It is located the Plano Alto region, approximately 280 km North of Lubango, the provincial capital city, and appr ...

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, acquiring breeding plumage Red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps leuconotos) female.jpg, female ''A. r. leuconotus''
Soysambu Conservancy,

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

Red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) male.jpg, male ''A. r. leuconotus'' building nest
Soysambu Conservancy,

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

Notes

References

External links

Red-headed weaver
- Species text in Weaver Watch. * Red-headed weaver
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds

red-headed weaver Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa red-headed weaver Birds of East Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ploceidae-stub