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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Plocepasser
Scientific: Plocepasser mahali
Citation: Smith, A, 1836
Reference: Rep.Exped.Centr.Afr. p.51
Protonym: Plocepasser mahali
Avibase ID: 94C71DF619A51A4F
Short link: https://avibase.ca/94C71DF6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562276
Geographic range:
Plocepasser mahali mahali : S Namibia, s Botswana, s Zimbabwe and South Africa
Plocepasser mahali melanorhynchus : Sudan to Kenya
Plocepasser mahali ansorgei : S Angola to extreme n Namibia
Plocepasser mahali pectoralis : Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana
Source: Clements checklist
English: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Czech: přádelník mahalský
German: Weißbrauenweber
Danish: Spurvevæver
Spanish: Tejedor-gorrión Cejiblanco
Finnish: valkokulmakutoja
French: Mahali à sourcils blancs
Icelandic: Hæruvefari
Italian: Tessitore passerino dai sopraccigli
Japanese: mamijirosuzumehataori
Japanese: マミジロスズメハタオリ
Dutch: Mahaliwever
Norwegian: Hvitbrynvever
Polish: dziergacz bialobrewy
Portuguese: Tecelão de sobrancelha branca
Russian: Ткачиковый воробей
Slovak: vrabčiar bielopásy
Swedish: vitbrynad sparvvävare
Chinese: 纹胸织雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mahali à sourcils blancs ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mahali à sourcils blancs ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 3rd edition: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 4th edition: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 6th edition: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements, version 2015: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements, version 2016: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements, version 2017: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Clements, version 2018: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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eBird version 1.50: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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eBird version 1.52: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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eBird version 1.53: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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eBird version 1.54: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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eBird version 1.55: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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eBird version 2015: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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eBird version 2016: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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eBird version 2017: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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eBird version 2018: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-browed Sparrow Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-browed Sparrow-weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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James Lee Peters: Plocepasser mahali
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James Lee Peters (original): Plocepasser mahali
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Plocepasser mahali
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ( Plocepasser mahali )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Plocepasser mahali
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Plocepasser mahali
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Buffelwewer, KoringvoëlCatalan: teixidor pardalenc cellutCzech: přádelník mahalský, Vrabec belohrdlýDanish: SpurvevæverGerman: Augenbrauenmahali, Mahaliweber, WeißbrauenweberEnglish: Stripe-breasted Sparrow Weaver, Stripe-breasted Sparrow-Weaver, White browed Sparrow Weaver, White-browed Sparrow Weaver, Whitebrowed Sparrowweaver, White-browed Sparrow-Weaver, Whitebrowed Sparrow-weaverEnglish (IOC): White-browed Sparrow-WeaverEnglish (Kenya): White-browed Sparrow WeaverSpanish: Tejedor gorrión cejiblanco, Tejedor Gorrión de Cejas Blancas, Tejedor-gorrión CejiblancoSpanish (Spain): Tejedor-gorrión CejiblancoSpanish (HBW): White-browed Sparrow-WeaverFinnish: ValkokulmakutojaFrench: Mahali à sourcils blancs, Moineau-tisserin à sourcils blancsHungarian: mahali szövőverébIcelandic: HæruvefariItalian: Passero tessitore dal sopracciglio bianco, Tessitore passerino dai sopraccigliJapanese: mamijirosuzumehataori, shiroharasuzumehataoriJapanese: シロハラスズメハタオリ, マミジロスズメハタオリLatin: Plocepasser mahali, Plocepasser mahali mahaliLithuanian: Baltabruvis audėjinis žvirblisDutch: Mahaliwever, Mahali-weverNorwegian Nynorsk: KvitbrynvevarNorwegian: HvitbrynveverPolish: dziergacz bialobrewy, dziergacz białobrewy, Dziergacz mahaliPortuguese: Tecelão de sobrancelha branca, Tecelão-de-sobrancelha-branca, Tecelão-pardal, tecelão-pardal-de-sobrancelhas-brancasRussian: Ткачиковый воробейSlovak: Družník bielopásy, vrabčiar bielopásySerbian: Vrapčasta tkalja sa belom obrvomSwedish: Vitbrynad sparvvävareSwahili: Korobindo Ushi-mweupeTswana: MogaleUkrainian: Магалі білобровийChinese: 纹胸织布鸟, 纹胸织雀Chinese (Traditional): 紋胸雀織鳥