Giant Weaver
Ploceus grandis(Gray, GR, 1844)
English (US) Giant Weaver
The Giant Weaver (Ploceus grandis) 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: São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus grandis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Giant Weaver
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Hyphantornis grandis
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1844)
- Type locality
- Sao Tome.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 2 Ploceinae p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Black-headed Weaver
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Chestnut Weaver
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