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LCLeast ConcernSeeds
WoodlandDomed nestSmall · 37 g
WoodlandDomed nestSmall · 37 g
When to see the Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
Regular rangeRare visitor
The map shades 18 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Uganda
Ghana
Nigeria
Gambia
Kenya
Ethiopia
Benin
Cameroon
Senegal
Burkina Faso
Côte d’Ivoire
Eritrea
Guinea
Mali
Central African Republic
Niger
South Sudan
Chad
Recorded as a rare visitor in Guinea-Bissau.
About the Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
The chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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Easily confused with
Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoniDonaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoniDonaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatusThe chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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