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Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus Scientific name definitions

Adrian J. F. Craig
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 17, 2013

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Chestnut Weaver, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies


EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)

Chestnut Weaver (Benguela) Ploceus rubiginosus trothae Scientific name definitions

Distribution

SW Angola, N and C Namibia and, rare, NW Botswana.

EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)

Chestnut Weaver (Chestnut) Ploceus rubiginosus rubiginosus Scientific name definitions

Distribution

W Eritrea, N, S and E Ethiopia, NW and S Somalia, SE South Sudan, NE Uganda, Kenya (except coast and highlands) and interior plateau of Tanzania.
Distribution of the Chestnut Weaver - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Chestnut Weaver

Recommended Citation

Craig, A. J. F. (2020). Chestnut Weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.chewea1.01
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