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Bubalornis

Bubalornis is a genus of bird in the family Ploceidae. Established by Andrew Smith in 1836,[2] it contains the following species:[3]

Bubalornis
Red-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis niger)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Bubalornis
A. Smith, 1836
Type species
Bubalornis niger[1]
A. Smith, 1836
Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Bubalornis albirostris White-billed buffalo weaver Africa south of the Sahara Desert
Bubalornis niger Red-billed buffalo weaver Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The name Bubalornis is a combination of the Greek words boubalos, meaning "buffalo" and ornis, meaning "bird". The genus got its name from the buffalo weavers' habit of following herds of African Buffalo.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ploceidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Smith, Andrew (1856). Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa from the Cape of Good Hope. Cape Town, South Africa: Government Gazette Office. p. 51.
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches & weavers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Bubalornis at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Data related to Bubalornis at Wikispecies


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