- Rachel's Malimbe
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Rachel's Malimbe Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae Genus: Malimbus Species: M. racheliae Binomial name Malimbus racheliae
(Cassin, 1857)The Rachel's Malimbe (Malimbus racheliae) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. It is also known under the name Rachel's weaver. Its habitat is restricted to the lowland forests of the area surrounding the Gulf of Guinea.
The nest is built by three to four birds of which only one is female and which takes the leading role in building the nest. After the nest is finished, one of the males that participated in the building chases off the other participating males. Both of the remaining couple take duty of incubating the eggs.[1]
References
- ^ BROSSET, A (1978). "SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND NEST-BUILDING IN THE FOREST WEAVER BIRDS OF THE GENUS MALIMBUS (PLOCEINAE)". Ibis 120 (1): 27–37.
- BirdLife International 2004. Malimbus racheliae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
Family: Ploceidae Genus Bubalornis White-billed Buffalo Weaver (B. albirostris) • Red-billed Buffalo Weaver (B. niger)Dinemellia White-headed Buffalo Weaver (D. dinemelli)Sporopipes Speckle-fronted Weaver (S. frontalis) • Scaly-feathered Weaver (S. squamifrons)Plocepasser White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (P. mahali) • Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver (P. superciliosus) • Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver (P. rufoscapulatus) • Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver (P. donaldsoni)Histurgops Rufous-tailed Weaver (H. ruficauda)Pseudonigrita Grey-capped Social Weaver (P. arnaudi) • Black-capped Social Weaver (P. cabanisi)Philetairus Sociable Weaver (P. socius)Ploceus Compact Weaver (P. superciliosus) • Black-chinned Weaver (P. nigrimentus) • Baglafecht Weaver (P. baglafecht) • Bertram's Weaver (P. bertrandi) • Slender-billed Weaver (P. pelzelni) • Loango Weaver (P. subpersonatus) • Little Weaver (P. luteolus) • Lesser Masked Weaver (P. intermedius) • Spectacled Weaver (P. ocularis) • Bannerman's Weaver (P. bannermani) • Bates's Weaver (P. batesi) • Black-necked Weaver (P. nigricollis) • Black-billed Weaver (P. melanogaster) • Strange Weaver (P. alienus) • Bocage's Weaver (P. temporalis) • Cape Weaver (P. capensis) • Eastern Golden Weaver (P. subaureus) • Holub's Golden Weaver (P. xanthops) • Príncipe Weaver (Ploceus princeps) • Orange Weaver (P. aurantius) • Golden Palm Weaver (P. bojeri) • Taveta Weaver (P. castaneiceps) • Southern Brown-throated Weaver (P. xanthopterus) • Northern Brown-throated Weaver (P. castanops) • Kilombero Weaver (P. burnieri) • Rüppell's Weaver or Rueppell's Weaver (P. galbula) • Heuglin's Masked Weaver (P. heuglini) • Northern Masked Weaver (P. taeniopterus) • Vitelline Masked Weaver (P. vitellinus) • Southern Masked Weaver (P. velatus) • Katanga Masked Weaver Ploceus katangae • Lufira Masked Weaver (P. ruweti) • Tanzanian Masked Weaver (P. reichardi) • Village Weaver (P. cucullatus) • Giant Weaver (P. grandis) • Speke's Weaver (P. spekei) • Fox's Weaver (P. spekeoides) • Vieillot's Black Weaver (P. nigerrimus) • Weyns's Weaver (P. weynsi) • Clarke's Weaver (P. golandi) • Black-headed Weaver (P. melanocephalus) • Juba Weaver (P. dichrocephalus) • Golden-backed Weaver (P. jacksoni) • Cinnamon Weaver (P. badius) • Chestnut Weaver (P. rubiginosus) • Golden-naped Weaver (P. aureonucha) • Yellow-mantled Weaver (P. tricolor) • Maxwell's Black Weaver (P. albinucha) • Nelicourvi Weaver (P. nelicourvi) • Sakalava Weaver (P. sakalava) • Streaked Weaver (P. manyar) • Baya Weaver (P. philippinus) • Asian Golden Weaver (P. hypoxanthus) • Finn's Weaver (P. megarhynchus) • Black-breasted Weaver (P. benghalensis) • Dark-backed Weaver (P. bicolor) • Preuss's Weaver (P. preussi) • Yellow-capped Weaver (P. dorsomaculatus) • Usambara Weaver (P. nicolli) • Olive-headed Weaver (P. olivaceiceps) • Brown-capped Weaver (P. insignis) • Bar-winged Weaver (P. angolensis) • São Tomé Weaver (P. sanctithomae) • Yellow-legged Weaver (P. flavipes)Pachyphantes Compact Weaver (P. superciliosus)Malimbus Red-crowned Malimbe (M. coronatus) • Cassin's Malimbe (M. cassini) • Gola Malimbe (M. ballmanni) • Rachel's Malimbe (M. racheliae) • Red-vented Malimbe (M. scutatus) • Ibadan Malimbe (M. ibadanensis) • Red-bellied Malimbe (M. erythrogaster) • Blue-billed Malimbe (M. nitens) • Crested Malimbe (M. malimbicus) • Red-headed Malimbe (M. rubricollis)Anaplectes Red-headed Weaver (A. rubriceps)Brachycope Bob-tailed Weaver (B. anomala)Quelea Foudia Red Fody (F. madagascariensis) • Red-headed Fody (Foudia eminentissima) (Comoro Fody and Aldabra Fody if species spilt) • Forest Fody (F. omissa) • Mauritius Fody (F. rubra) • Seychelles Fody (F. sechellarum) • Rodrigues Fody (F. flavicans)Euplectes Yellow-crowned Bishop (E. afer) • Fire-fronted Bishop (E. diadematus) • Black Bishop (E. gierowii) • Black-winged Red Bishop (E. hordeaceus) • Northern Red Bishop or Orange Bishop (E. franciscanus) • Southern Red Bishop or Red Bishop (E. orix) • Zanzibar Red Bishop (E. nigroventris) • Golden-backed Bishop (E. aureus) • Yellow Bishop (E. capensis) • Fan-tailed Widowbird (E. axillaris) • Yellow-mantled Widowbird (E. macroura) • White-winged Widowbird (E. albonotatus) • Red-collared Widowbird (E. ardens) • Marsh Widowbird (E. hartlaubi) • Montane Widowbird (E. psammacromius) • Long-tailed Widowbird (E. progne) • Jackson's Widowbird (E. jacksoni)Anomalospiza Cuckoo Finch also called Parasitic Weaver (A. imberbis) (probably belongs in Viduidae)Amblyospiza Thick-billed Weaver (A. albifrons)
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