Maxwell's Black Weaver
Ploceus albinucha(Bocage, JVB, 1876)
English (US) Maxwell's Black Weaver
The Maxwell's Black Weaver (Ploceus albinucha) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ploceidae (Weavers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus albinucha
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Maxwell's Black Weaver
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ploceus albinucha albinucha
- Ploceus albinucha maxwelli
- Ploceus albinucha holomelas
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sycobius albinucha
- Described by
- (Bocage, JVB, 1876)
- Type locality
- Quanza, Angola [error for West Africa].
- Original description
- Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes. Publicado sob os Auspicios da Academia Real das Sciencas de Lisboa (1), 5 p.247 ? CWR -> p.246
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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