Speckle-fronted Weaver
Sporopipes frontalis
A small, distinctive, sparrow-like weaver. The crown is black with white speckles, the back of the neck and collar are pale rufous, and the face shows a black moustache stripe. Found in dry or moderately moist savanna and woodland, usually in small flocks. The most common call is a short trill. The song is a pipit-like long series of rattling whistles.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Sporopipes frontalis
- Authority
- (Daudin, 1800)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Genus
- Sporopipes
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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