Red-headed weaver

The red-headed weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps[2][note 1]) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is placed in the monotypic genus Anaplectes and is found throughout the Afrotropics.

Red-headed weaver
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Anaplectes
L. Reichenbach, 1863
Species:
A. rubriceps
Binomial name
Anaplectes rubriceps
(Sundevall, 1850)

Races

There are three races,[3] though some 13 have been suggested.[2] They differ by the colour of the belly, colour of the edges to the primaries, and the presence or absence of a black mask.

  • A. r. leuconotos (J. W. von Müller, 1851) – West Africa to northern Malawi
  • A. r. jubaensis van Someren, 1920 – Southern Somalia and northern Kenya
  • A. r. rubriceps (Sundevall, 1850) – Southern Africa
A. r. gurneyi from Caconda, Angola, a synonym of the above

Notes
  1. Ploceus melanotis, described by Lafresnaye (1839) from two Senegalese specimens is invalid as the name was preoccupied. Sundevall utilized a specimen obtained by Wahlberg in November 1843 at Mohapoani (i.e. Witfonteinrant near Thabazimbi). cf. Oschadleus (2009)

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Anaplectes rubriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Oschadleus, H Dieter. "Narrative of a name: red-headed or black-eared? Scientific name of the Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps". Weaver Watch. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. "Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps)". Internet Bird Collection. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 October 2012.


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