Scaly-feathered weaver

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Scaly-feathered weaver
Scaly-feathered Weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons) at Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo, South Africa (17244861824).jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Sporopipes
Species:
S. squamifrons
Binomial name
Sporopipes squamifrons
(Smith, 1836)

The scaly-feathered weaver (Sporopipes squamifrons), also known as the scaly-feathered finch, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Adult at the spherical grass nest Sporopipes squamifrons 1838.jpg
Adult at the spherical grass nest

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Sporopipes squamifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22718684A94592198. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718684A94592198.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.