Sparrow-weaver
The sparrow-weavers (Plocepasser) are a genus of birds in the family Ploceidae (weavers), but some taxonomic authorities place them in the family Passeridae (Old World sparrows).
| Sparrow-weaver | |
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| White-browed sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Plocepasser A. Smith, 1836 |
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Taxonomy and systematics
The genus Plocepasser contains the following species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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 | Plocepasser mahali | White-browed sparrow-weaver | northern South Africa, its range includes Botswana, northern and central Namibia, and western Zimbabwe |
.jpg) | Plocepasser superciliosus | Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. |
 | Plocepasser donaldsoni | Donaldson Smith's sparrow-weaver | Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. |
.jpg) | Plocepasser rufoscapulatus | Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia. |
Phylogeny
Based on recent DNA-analysis (which only included P. mahali), the genus Plocepasser belongs to the group of sparrow weavers (subfamily Plocepasserinae), and is most related to the clade that consists of Philetairus socius and the genus Pseudonigrita. This clade is sister to the most basic genus of the subfamily, Sporopipes.[2] Provided that genera are correct clades, the following tree expresses current insights.
| family Ploceidae |
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References
- "Plocepasser Smith, A, 1836". Global Biodivedrsity Information Facility. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- De Silva, Thilina N.; Peterson, A. Townsend; Bates, John M.; Fernandoa, Sumudu W.; Girard, Matthew G. (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of weaverbirds (Aves: Ploceidae): A first robust phylogeny based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 109: 21–32. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.013. PMID 28012957.
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