Species profile
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser superciliosus
Quick answer
LITERATURE. — Bannerman (1931); Holyoak & Seddon (1989); Thonnérieux et al. (1989); Dowsett (1993); Balanca & de Visscher (1997); Borrow & Demey (2001, 2014); Portier (2002 c); Balanca et al. (2007); Sinclair & Ryan (2010); Dowsett et al. (2013).
- Scientific name
- Plocepasser superciliosus
- Family
- Passeridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Plocepasser
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Passeridae
- Abd al Kuri Sparrow (Passer hemileucus)
- Afghan Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda theresae)
- Angroyan cyanopterus (Angroyan cyanopterus)
- Arabian Golden Sparrow (Passer euchlorus)
- Austrartamus melanops (Austrartamus melanops)
- Black-capped Social-Weaver (Pseudonigrita cabanisi)
- Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus)
- Chestnut Sparrow (Passer eminibey)