Northern brown-throated weaver

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.

Northern brown-throated weaver
Female
Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. castanops
Binomial name
Ploceus castanops
Shelley, 1888

Hybridisation

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

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus castanops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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