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Cuckoo-finch
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The cuckoo-finch (Anomalospiza imberbis), also known as the parasitic weaver or cuckoo weaver, is a small passerine bird now placed in the family Viduidae with the indigobirds and whydahs. It occurs in grassland in Africa south of the Sahara. The male is mainly yellow and green while the female is buff with dark streaks. They lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.
Species
Least ConcernКукушковый ткач (лат. Anomalospiza imberbis) — вид птиц из семейства вдовушковых (Viduidae), единственный в одноимённом роде (Anomalospiza). Ранее вид включали в семейство ткачиковых.
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anomalospiza
- Mass
- 1.31
- Image
- Anomalospiza imberbis, Sakania, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo 1.jpg
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Anomalospiza imberbis
- taxon name
- Anomalospiza imberbis
- short name
- A. imberbis
- taxon range
- Africa
- taxon common name
- Viuda Anómala
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The cuckoo-finch (Anomalospiza imberbis), also known as the parasitic weaver or cuckoo weaver, is a small passerine bird now placed in the family Viduidae with the indigobirds and whydahs. It occurs in grassland in Africa south of the Sahara. The male is mainly yellow and green while the female is buff with dark streaks. They lay their eggs in the nests of other birds.
==Taxonomy== The species was described in 1868 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis based on a specimen from East Africa, probably from the coast opposite Zanzibar. It was initially placed in the genus Crithagra but later moved to a genus of its own, Anomalospiza. The name of the genus means "anomalous finch" with spiza being a Greek word for finch. The specific name imberbis comes from Latin and means "beardless".
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