Finn's Weaver
Ploceus megarhynchusHume, AO, 1869
English (US) Finn's Weaver
The Finn's Weaver (Ploceus megarhynchus) 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 megarhynchus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Finn's Weaver
- Described by
- Hume, AO, 1869
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ploceus megarhynchus megarhynchus
- Ploceus megarhynchus salimalii
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hume, AO, 1869
- Type locality
- 'the Terai' (Kaladingee, Kumaon Terai; Baker, 1926, Fauna, Brit. India, Birds, 2 ed., 3, p. 69).
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.5, no.19 p.356
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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