Sparrow-weaver
| Sparrow-weaver | |
|---|---|
| White-browed sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser mahali | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Plocepasser A. Smith, 1836 |
| Type species | |
| Plocepasser mahali A. Smith, 1836 | |
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The sparrow-weavers (Plocepasser) are a genus of birds in the family Ploceidae (weavers), but some taxonomic authorities place them in the family Passeridae (Old World sparrows).