Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Weavers and Allies :: Red-headed Weaver

Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps

Described by: Sundevall (1850)
Alternate common name(s): Northern Red-headed Weaver, Red-headed Malimbe, Juba River Scarlet Weaver, Red-winged Weaver
Old scientific name(s): Malimbus melanotis, Anaplectes melanotis

Photographs

Zimbabwe - Aug, 1999 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul 16, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Kruger National Park, South Africa - Jul 16, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Botswana - Aug, 2002 © Tom Stephenson 
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Range

(1) Senegambia, n. Ivory Coast, n. Ghana, Nigeria, n. Cameroon, Central African Republic, s. Sudan, Ethiopia, cw., s. and se. Zaire, Uganda, rwanda, Burundi, and Kenya.
(2) S. Somalia and coastal ne. Kenya.
(3) Cs. Angola, c. and s. Zambia, ex. se. Zaire, s. Malawi, Zimbabwe, n. and e. Botswana, Mozambique and ne. South Africa.
(4) Ne. Namibia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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