Ruvu Weaver
Ploceus holoxanthusHartlaub, KJG, 1891
English (US) Ruvu Weaver
The Ruvu Weaver (Ploceus holoxanthus) 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: eastern Tanzania (the lower Wami River, the Ruvu River, Lake Tagalala, and the Rufiji River)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus holoxanthus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Ruvu Weaver
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1891
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartlaub, KJG, 1891
- Type locality
- Mtoni [near Bagamoyo, eastern Tanganyika].
- Original description
- Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 7 p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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