Principe Weaver
Ploceus princeps(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Principe Weaver
The Principe Weaver (Ploceus princeps) 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: PrĂncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus princeps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Principe Weaver
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Symplectes princeps
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Insulis Princip. Afr. occident. (Principe Island).
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.439
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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