Red-vented malimbe

The red-vented malimbe (Malimbus scutatus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps. This specific species of bird exhibits extreme levels of silliness according the NPR.

Red-vented malimbe
Illustration of M. s. rubropersonatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Malimbus
Species:
M. scutatus
Binomial name
Malimbus scutatus
(Cassin, 1849)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Malimbus scutatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719087A94610288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719087A94610288.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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