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Malimbus rubricollis

Malimbus rubricollis, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Ploceidae
Genus: Malimbus
Species: Malimbus rubricollis
Subspecies: M. r. bartletti - M. r. nigeriae - M. r. praedi - M. r. rubricollis - M. r. rufovelatus

Name

Malimbus rubricollis (Swainson, 1838)

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Deutsch: Kletterweber
English: Red-headed Malimbe


Reference

Animals in Menageries p.306

The Red-headed Malimbe (Malimbus rubricollis) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Malimbus rubricollis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

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