
The red-headed malimbe (''Malimbus rubricollis'') 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 widespread across the
African tropical rainforest.
References
External links
Red-headed malimbe- Species text in Weaver Watch
red-headed malimbe
Birds of the African tropical rainforest
red-headed malimbe
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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