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Bubalornis
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Bubalornis is a genus of bird in the family Ploceidae. Established by Andrew Smith in 1836,[2] it contains the following species:[3]
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Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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White-billed buffalo weaver | Bubalornis albirostris (Vieillot, 1817) |
Africa south of the Sahara Desert | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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Red-billed buffalo weaver | Bubalornis niger Smith, 1836 |
Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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Quick Facts Bubalornis, Scientific classification ...
Bubalornis | |
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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 |
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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]