Red-vented malimbe

The red-vented malimbe (Malimbus scutatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps.

Red-vented malimbe
Illustration of M. s. rubropersonatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Ploceidae
Genus:	Malimbus
Species:	M. scutatus
Binomial name
Malimbus scutatus (Cassin, 1849)