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Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser rufoscapulatus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernSeedsWoodlandDomed nestSmall · 45 g
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus), photo 1
Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tom Field · cc-by
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus), photo 2
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus), photo 3
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus), photo 4
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus), photo 5
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus), photo 6
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus), photo 7
Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

When to see the Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Zambia Malawi Congo - Kinshasa Nigeria Angola

About the Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver

The chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser donaldsoni) Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoniDonaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser donaldsoni) Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoniDonaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser superciliosus) Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusThe chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

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