White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser mahali)
About the White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
The white-browed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali) is a predominantly brown, sparrow-sized bird found throughout central and north-central southern Africa. It is found in groups of two to eleven individuals consisting of one breeding pair and other non-reproductive individuals. During his expedition to the interior of southern Africa in 1834–35, Andrew Smith collected specimens of the white-browed sparrow weaver at the Modder River, which he described in 1836, giving it the scientific name Plocepasser mahali.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 155 recordings for this species in total.
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Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.