Eastern golden weaver

Eastern golden weaver
Photographed in Zanzibar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Ploceidae
Genus:Ploceus
Species: P. subaureus
Binomial name
Ploceus subaureus
(Smith, 1839)

The eastern golden weaver (Ploceus subaureus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Tanzania.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus subaureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

Pictured is not of an Eastern Golden Weaver but a South African Cape Weaver.


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