Biology:Red-headed weaver
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Short description: Species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Anaplectes Reichenbach, 1863 |
| Species: | A. rubriceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Anaplectes rubriceps (Sundevall, 1850)
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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.[citation needed]
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
Male A. r. rubriceps from an isolated population
Caconda, Angola, acquiring breeding plumage
female A. r. leuconotus
Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya
male A. r. leuconotus building nest
Soysambu Conservancy, Kenya
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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 (2016). "Anaplectes rubriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103812581A94611878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103812581A94611878.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103812581/94611878. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oschadleus, H Dieter. "Narrative of a name: red-headed or black-eared? Scientific name of the Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps". Weaver Watch. http://weavers.adu.org.za/sp_rhw1.php.
- ↑ "Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps)". Internet Bird Collection. Lynx Edicions. http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/red-headed-weaver-anaplectes-rubriceps.
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
Wikidata ☰ Q727989 entry
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