Weavers (Ploceidae)
White-browed Sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) - HBW 15, p. 135
French: Mahali à sourcils blancs
German: Weißbrauenweber
Spanish: Tejedor-gorrión Cejiblanco
Other common names: Stripe-breasted (Sparrow-)Weaver
Taxonomy: Plocepasser mahali A. Smith, 1836, Modder River, Thabanchu, South Africa.
Genus sometimes placed in sparrow family (Passeridae). Proposed race propinquatus (described from Baardheere, on R Jubba, in S Somalia) is synonymized with melanorhynchus; terricolor (N Namibia) included in ansorgei; stridens (E Tanzania) included in pectoralis; and stentor (from Northern Cape, in W South Africa) is treated as a synonym of nominate. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melanorhynchus Rüppell, 1845 - SE Sudan, SC Ethiopia, SE Somalia, N Uganda and Kenya.
- ansorgei E. J. O. Hartert, 1907 - SW Angola and N Namibia.
- pectoralis ( W. K. H. Peters, 1868) - N & C Tanzania, S & E Zambia, S Malawi, W Mozambique (W Zambezi Valley), N Zimbabwe and N Botswana.
- mahali A. Smith, 1836 - S Namibia, S Botswana, SW Zimbabwe and N & C South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult drinking Locality Nanyangacor, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan (ssp melanorhynchus)
Marc de Bont 25 September 2005 6 years ago 21 sec 4.8 -
Two birds feeding on seeds. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp melanorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 7 years ago 51 sec 4.8 -
Two adults bathing in a small pond Locality Nanyangacor, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan (ssp melanorhynchus)
Marc de Bont 15 April 2004 6 years ago 26 sec 4.7 -
A bird drinking in a puddle. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp melanorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 7 years ago 38 sec 4.7 -
One bird singing among 3 birds perched. Locality Tsavo East National Park, Kenya (ssp melanorhynchus)
Dave Jackson 18 November 2008 4 years ago 18 sec 4.6 -
A bird robbing nest material in a colony. Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp melanorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2005 7 years ago 18 sec 4.4
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Perched in a bush. There were many birds most of the time
Locality Elisenheim Guest Farm, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Lee Hunter 22 July 2010 16 weeks ago 4.3 -
On vines.
Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp melanorhynchus)
Ken Havard 30 October 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Near Sundays Pan
Locality Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Ghanzi District, Botswana
Marco Valentini 21 August 2010 2 years ago 4 -
A female in an acacia.
Locality Polokwane Game Reserve, Polokwane (Pietersburg), Limpopo Province, South Africa
Fran Trabalon 23 October 2008 3 years ago 4 -
adult on the ground
Locality Mabalingwe Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Georges Olioso 19 September 2004 3 years ago 4 -
Bird on treetop in the evening sun.
Locality Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp mahali)
Johannes Pfleiderer 21 September 2011 1 year ago 3.9
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Dawn song. Locality Avis Dam, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
(ssp mahali)
Charles Hesse 11 November 2009 3 years ago 4
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