Olive-naped Weaver
Ploceus brachypterusSwainson, WJ, 1837
English (US) Olive-naped Weaver
The Olive-naped Weaver (Ploceus brachypterus) 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: Senegal to Nigeria and western Cameroon; BiokoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus brachypterus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Olive-naped Weaver
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
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Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1837
- Type locality
- no type locality. (Said by Bannerman, 1949, Birds Trop. W. Africa, 7, p. 104, to be Senegal.)
- Original description
- The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 2 p.168
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Slender-billed Weaver
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Loango Weaver
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Black-necked Weaver
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Spectacled Weaver
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Black-billed Weaver
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Strange Weaver
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Cape Weaver
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Bocage's Weaver
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