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When to see the Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver 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.
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Easily confused with
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatusThe chestnut-backed 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.
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusThe chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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