Tanzanian masked weaver

Tanzanian masked weaver
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Ploceidae
Genus:Ploceus
Species: P. reichardi
Binomial name
Ploceus reichardi
Reichenow, 1886

The Tanzanian masked weaver or Tanganyika masked weaver (Ploceus reichardi) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in and around swamps in south-west Tanzania and north-east Zambia. The Lufira masked weaver (P. ruweti) of the Democratic Republic of Congo is sometimes treated as a subspecies of this bird.

References

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


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