The white-headed buffalo weaver or white-faced buffalo-weaver is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to East Africa. The buffalo part of its name derives from its habit of following the African buffalo, feeding on disturbed insects. Two subspecies are recognized. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Rüppell, WPES 1845)
Reference:
Syst. Uebers. Vög. N.-O.-Afr.
Protonym:
Textor dinemelli
Type locality:
Shoa (ex Horsfield MS).i
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35998014
Avibase ID:
00B07B12B84745BE
Avibase ID:
avibase-00B07B12
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/00B07B12
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559795
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Alecto à tête blanche ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Alecto à tête blanche ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-headed Buffalo-weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Dinemellia dinemelli [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Dinemellia dinemelli [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Dinemellia dinemelli [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: White-headed Buffalo-Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): White-headed Buffalo Weaver ( Dinemellia dinemelli) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dinemellia dinemelli [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dinemellia dinemelli [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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