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
Synonyms
  • Philagrus
  • Ploceopasser
  • Ploceuspasser

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).