The chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Plocepasser |
| Species: | P. superciliosus
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| Plocepasser superciliosus (Cretzschmar, 1827)
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It is found in Africa south of the Sahara, from Senegal and Gambia to Eritrea, Ethiopia[2] and western Kenya.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Plocepasser superciliosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718695A94592657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718695A94592657.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.
External links edit
- Species text in Weaver Watch.
- Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver on the Internet Bird Collection
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