Ibadan Malimbe
Malimbus ibadanensis Elgood, 1958
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Ibadan malimbe (Malimbus ibadanensis) is a rare species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is endemic to Nigeria, where it is known only from the southwestern part of the country, including the city of Ibadan (in Oyo) which it is named after. It was first discovered in 1951 and was common at one point. Forest clearing made it rare.
The bird is about 20 centimeters long. The male is black with a red head and breast. The female has smaller red areas.
The bird forages in pairs or small groups, sometimes alongside the red-headed malimbe (Malimbus rubricollis). It lives in forest and woodland habitat, including degraded areas.
Wikipedia contributors, Ibadan malimbe; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:06:09.742620+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Malimbus ibadanensis Elgood, 1958
- Name authority
- Elgood, 1958
- Common name
- Ibadan Malimbe
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae
- Genus
- Malimbus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPloceidae Sundevall, 1836
- genusMalimbus Vieillot, 1805
- speciesMalimbus ibadanensis Elgood, 1958
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Malimbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gola MalimbeMalimbus ballmanni Wolters, 1974 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-crowned MalimbeMalimbus coronatus Sharpe, 1906 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-billed MalimbeMalimbus nitens (J. E. Gray, 1831) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis (Swainson, 1838) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cassin's MalimbeMalimbus cassini (Elliot, 1859) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-bellied MalimbeMalimbus erythrogaster Reichenow, 1893 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested MalimbeMalimbus malimbicus (Daudin, 1802) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rachel's MalimbeMalimbus racheliae (Cassin, 1857) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-vented MalimbeMalimbus scutatus (Cassin, 1849) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560962 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3XMY2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.