Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver

The chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Plocepasser
Species:
P. rufoscapulatus
Binomial name
Plocepasser rufoscapulatus

It is found in southern Africa from Angola and southern Democratic Republic of Congo to Zambia and Malawi.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Plocepasser rufoscapulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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