Black-breasted Weaver
Ploceus benghalensis(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black-breasted Weaver
The Black-breasted Weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) 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.
Range: lowlands of Pakistan to peninsular India, Nepal, and BangladeshRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus benghalensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-breasted Weaver
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Loxia benghalensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Bengal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.175
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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