Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver

The chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

Chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Ploceidae
Genus:	Plocepasser
Species:	P. rufoscapulatus
Binomial name
Plocepasser rufoscapulatus Büttikofer, 1888

It is found in southern Africa from Angola and southern Democratic Republic of Congo to Zambia and Malawi.