Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Passeridae > Plocepasser > Plocepasser rufoscapulatusPlocepasser rufoscapulatus (Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver)The chestnut-backed sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser rufoscapulatus) is a species of bird in the Passeridae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 4.7867 EDGE Score: 1.75556 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 43 grams | | Female Weight [1] | 39 grams | | Male Weight [1] | 47 grams | | Weight Dimorphism [1] | 20.5 % |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Granivore | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 20 % | | Diet - Seeds [2] | 80 % |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
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Angolan Miombo woodlands |
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Angolan Mopane woodlands |
Angola, Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands |
Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Chimfunshi |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Kafue National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Kasungu National Park |
Malawi |
A1, A3 |
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Luando Strict Nature Reserve |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Lukususi National Park |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Lusenga Plain NP |
Zambia |
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Marungu highlands |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A3 |
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Minyanya Plain |
Zambia |
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Mupa National Park |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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North Luangwa National Park |
Zambia |
A3 |
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North Swaka |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Nyika National Park |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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Shiwa Ng'andu |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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South Luangwa National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Tundavala |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Upemba National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve |
Malawi |
A3 |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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