Bubalornis niger (Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver)

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Bubalornis niger Smith, A, 1836

The Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis niger) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is the dry savanna. Source: Wikipedia

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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Ploceidae
Genus:
  Bubalornis

Scientific:
Bubalornis niger

Citation:
Smith, A, 1836

Reference:
Rep.Exped.Centr.Afr. p.52

Protonym:
Bubalornis niger

Avibase ID:
9EB5363878463D97

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9EB53638

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 558944

Geographic range:

Bubalornis niger [niger or militaris]: Angola and Zambia to South Africa
Bubalornis niger intermedius: S Ethiopia to Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Catalan:
teixidor bufaler bec-roig
Czech:
tkalčík červenozobý
Danish:
Rødnæbbet Bøffelvæver
German:
Büffelweber
Spanish:
Bufalero Piquirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Bufalero Piquirrojo
Finnish:
etelänpuhvelikutoja
French:
Alecto à bec rouge
Croatian:
pletilja govedarica
Hungarian:
vöröscsőrű bivalymadár
Italian:
Tessitore dei bufali beccorosso
Japanese (romaji):
akahashiushihataori
Japanese:
アカハシウシハタオリ
Lithuanian:
Raudonsnapis buivolinis audėjas
Dutch:
Roodsnavelbuffelwever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudnebbøffelvevar
Norwegian:
Rødnebbøffelvever
Polish:
bawolik czerwonodzioby
Portuguese:
Tecelão de bico vermelho
Russian:
Красноклювая буйволовая птица
Slovak:
byvoliar červenozobý
Serbian:
Crvenokljuna bivolja tkalja
Swedish:
rödnäbbad buffelvävare
Ukrainian:
Алекто червонодзьобий
Chinese:
红嘴牛文鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紅嘴牛文鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Alecto à bec rouge ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Alecto à bec rouge ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-billed Buffalo-weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Red-billed Buffalo Weaver ( Bubalornis niger) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubalornis niger [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubalornis niger [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Bubalornis [albirostris or niger] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Buffelwewer
Catalan: teixidor bufaler bec-roig
Czech: tkalčík červenozobý, Tkalcík rudozobý
Danish: Rødnæbbet Bøffelvæver
German: Büffelweber, Büffel-Weber
English: Red billed Buffalo Weaver, Redbilled Buffalo Weaver, Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver, Southern Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Southern Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
English (IOC): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
English (Kenya): Red-billed Buffalo Weaver
Spanish: Bufalero Piquirrojo, Tejedor Búfalo de Pico Rojo
Spanish (Spain): Bufalero Piquirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Finnish: Etelänpuhvelikutoja
French: Alecto à bec rouge, Tisserin à bec rouge
Croatian: pletilja govedarica
Hungarian: vöröscsőrű bivalymadár
Italian: Tessitore dei bufali beccorosso
Japanese (romaji): akahashiushihataori, ushihataori
Japanese: アカハシウシハタオリ, ウシハタオリ
Kwangali: Kamugcara
Scientific: Bubalornis albirostris niger, Bubalornis niger, Bubalornis niger niger
Lithuanian: Raudonsnapis buivolinis audėjas
Dutch: Roodsnavelbuffelwever, Roodsnavel-buffelwever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudnebbøffelvevar
Norwegian: Rødnebbøffelvever
Polish: bawolik czerwonodzioby
Portuguese: Tecelão de bico vermelho, Tecelão-de-bico-vermelho
Russian: Красноклювая буйволова птица, Красноклювая буйволовая птица, Ткачик красноклювый буйволиный, Чёрный буйволовый ткач
Slovak: Byvoliar červenozobý
Serbian: Crvenokljuna bivolja tkalja
Swedish: Rödnäbbad buffelvävare
Swahili: Manofi Domo-jekundu
Tswana: Mabônyana
Tsonga: Xighonyombha
Ukrainian: Алекто червонодзьобий
Chinese: 红嘴牛文鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紅嘴牛文鳥