Sao Tome Weaver
Ploceus sanctithomae(Hartlaub, KJG, 1848)
English (US) Sao Tome Weaver
The Sao Tome Weaver (Ploceus sanctithomae) 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: highlands of São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus sanctithomae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sao Tome Weaver
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1848)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Sycobius st. thomae
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1848)
- Type locality
- Sao Tome Island.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 11 p.109
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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