Northern masked weaver
| Northern masked weaver | |
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| male, transition plumage Lake Baringo, Kenya | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. taeniopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus taeniopterus Reichenbach, 1863 | |
The northern masked weaver (Ploceus taeniopterus) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan. All recent sightings in East Africa have been on the shores of Lake Baringo. All images below were taken at lake Baringo
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus taeniopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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