Rachel's Malimbe
Malimbus racheliae (Cassin, 1857)
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
Rachel's malimbe (Malimbus racheliae), also known as Rachel's weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria; its habitat is restricted to the lowland forests of the area surrounding the Gulf of Guinea. The species is named for Rachel Cassin Davis (1844–1922), daughter of the ornithologist John Cassin.
The nest is built by three to four birds of which only one is female and which takes the leading role in building the nest. After the nest is finished, one of the males that participated in the building chases off the other participating males. Both of the remaining couple take duty of incubating the eggs.
Wikipedia contributors, Rachel's malimbe; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:35:43.031060+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Malimbus racheliae (Cassin, 1857)
- Name authority
- (Cassin, 1857)
- Common name
- Rachel's 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 racheliae (Cassin, 1857)
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 |
| Ibadan MalimbeMalimbus ibadanensis Elgood, 1958 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested MalimbeMalimbus malimbicus (Daudin, 1802) | 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=560965 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:3XMY5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.