| Sparrow-weaver | |
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| White-browed sparrow-weaver,Plocepasser mahali | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Plocepasser A. Smith, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Plocepasser mahali[1] A. Smith, 1836 | |
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Thesparrow-weavers (Plocepasser) are a genus ofbirds in thefamilyPloceidae (weavers), but some taxonomic authorities place them in the familyPasseridae (Old World sparrows).
The genusPlocepasser contains the following species:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-browed sparrow-weaver
| Plocepasser mahali Smith, 1836 Four subspecies
| northern South Africa, its range includes Botswana, northern and central Namibia, and western Zimbabwe | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver
| Plocepasser superciliosus (Cretzschmar, 1827) | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver
| Plocepasser donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895 | Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver
| Plocepasser rufoscapulatus (Büttikofer, 1888) | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
Based on recent DNA-analysis (which only includedP. mahali), the genusPlocepasser belongs to the group of sparrow weavers (subfamily Plocepasserinae), and is most related to the clade that consists ofPhiletairus socius and the genusPseudonigrita. This clade issister to the most basic genus of the subfamily,Sporopipes.[3] Provided that genera are correct clades, the following tree expresses current insights.
| family Ploceidae |
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Data related toSparrow-weaver at Wikispecies
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