Sporopipes

Sporopipes is a genus of bird in the weaver family.[1] It contains the following species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Sporopipes squamifronsScaly-feathered weaverAngola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Sporopipes frontalisSpeckle-fronted weaverBenin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Sporopipes
Speckle-fronted weaver (Sporopipes frontalis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Sporopipes
Cabanis, 1847

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". World Bird List Version 8.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 November 2018.


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