Usambara Weaver
Ploceus nicolliSclater, WL, 1931
English (US) Usambara Weaver
The Usambara Weaver (Ploceus nicolli) 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 nicolli
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Usambara Weaver
- Described by
- Sclater, WL, 1931
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ploceus nicolli nicolli
- Ploceus nicolli anderseni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ploceus (Symplectes) nicolli
- Described by
- Sclater, WL, 1931
- Type locality
- ? Amani, East Usambara Mts., NE. Tanganyika.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 52 p.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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