Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser donaldsoni) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Africa from southern Ethiopia to central Kenya and southern Somalia. It was named in honor of the 19th-century American explorer Arthur Donaldson Smith.[2]
| Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver | |
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| In Samburu National Reserve, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Plocepasser |
| Species: | P. donaldsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Plocepasser donaldsoni Sharpe, 1895
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References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Plocepasser donaldsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718706A94593137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718706A94593137.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
External links edit
- Donaldson-Smith's sparrow-weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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