• Old latin name for bird Tanagra malimbica, Malimbus cristatus

Crested Malimbebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Ghana
  • 2.
    Call, male, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 3.
    Call, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ghana
  • 5.
    Male, song, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 6.
    Call, © Étienne Leroy
    Ivory Coast
  • 7.
    Alarm call, call, male, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 8.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Cameroon
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Crested Malimbe

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion w, c

Crested Malimbe subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Malimbus malimbicus malimbicusCameroon to Uganda, DR Congo and nw Angola-No
Malimbus malimbicus nigrifronsSierra Leone to Nigeria-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmalimbe crestat
Chinese冠精织雀
Chinese (Traditional)冠馬利布鳥
Croatiankukmasta pletilja
Czechsnovatec chocholatý
DanishToppet Pragtvæver
DutchKuifprachtwever
EsperantoMalimbo
Finnishpunatöyhtökutoja
FrenchTisserin-malimbe huppé, Malimbe huppé
GermanHaubenweber, Hauben-Prachtweber, Hauben-Weber
Hungariankontyos püspökmadár
IcelandicSkartvefari
ItalianMalimbe crestato, Malimbo dalla cresta
Japaneseカンムリヒオドシハタオリ, カンムリモリハタオリ
Lithuaniankuoduotasis malimbas
Maltesemalimbu ta' l-għalla
Norwegiantoppvever
Norwegian NynorskToppvevar
Polishwikłacz czubaty, wiklacz czubaty
PortugueseTecelão-de-poupa, Tecelão de poupa, malimbo-de-poupa, malimbo-de-crista
RussianКраснохохлый малимб, Хохлатый малимбус
SerbianĆubasta tkalja
Slovakpletiarka chochlatá
SpanishMalimbo crestado, Malimbe Copetón
SwahiliPasha Kishungi
Swedishtofsmalimbe
TurkishTepeli Malimbe
Ukrainianмалімб чубатий