Rufous-tailed weaver

The rufous-tailed weaver (Histurgops ruficauda) is a species of songbird found in East Africa.

Rufous-tailed weaver
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Histurgops
Reichenow, 1887
Species:
H. ruficauda
Binomial name
Histurgops ruficauda
Reichenow, 1887
Synonyms
  • Histurgops ruficaudus

It is included in the weaver family (Ploceidae), but many authors included it in the Old World sparrow family Passeridae when Old World sparrows were separated from the weavers proper. It is placed in the monotypic genus Histurgops.

It is an endemic breeder in Tanzania, but vagrants occur in Kenya too.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Histurgops ruficaudus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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