Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser donaldsoni
A large and distinctively marked weaver. There is a dark cap above a pale cheek and throat that are separated by a black moustache stripe. The bright white rump is distinctive in flight. Found locally in dry thorn savanna and thorn scrub. Somewhat similar to White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, but easily separated by the different head pattern and the streaked rather than pure white underparts. The song is a rapid jumble of whistles and scratchy notes.
Identification
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.
Taxonomy
Genus: Plocepasser; Family: Ploceidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Plocepasser donaldsoni
- Authority
- Sharpe, 1895
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Genus
- Plocepasser
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: stable.
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
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