Rüppell's weaver
| Rüppell's weaver | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. galbula |
| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus galbula | |
The Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family, which is native to the northern Afrotropics. The species is named after the German zoologist and explorer Eduard Rüppell (1794–1884).[3]
Range
It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
Gallery
Male at nest
Illustration from Rüppell, 1840
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus galbula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Rüppell, Eduard (1840). "Ploceus Galbula. Rüppell". Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel. Frankfurt am Main: Siegmund Schmerber. p. 92.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 294.
External links
- Ruppell's Weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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