Northern brown-throated weaver

Species of bird

Northern brown-throated weaver
Female
Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. castanops
Binomial name
Ploceus castanops
Shelley, 1888

The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda and adjacent northern Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.

Hybridisation

P. victoriae (Ash, 1986) is now thought to be a hybrid between P. castanops and P. melanocephalus.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus castanops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718850A94599395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718850A94599395.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

External links

  • Northern brown-throated weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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Family: Ploceidae
GenusBubalornisDinemelliaSporopipes
PlocepasserHisturgops
PseudonigritaPhiletairus
Ploceus
Pachyphantes
Malimbus
Anaplectes
Brachycope
Quelea
Foudia
Euplectes
Amblyospiza
Taxon identifiers
Ploceus castanops


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