Fox's Weaver
Ploceus spekeoidesGrant, CHB; Mackworth-Praed, CW, 1947
English (US) Fox's Weaver
The Fox's Weaver (Ploceus spekeoides) 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: swamps of east-central UgandaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ploceus spekeoides
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Fox's Weaver
- Described by
- Grant, CHB; Mackworth-Praed, CW, 1947
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Grant, CHB; Mackworth-Praed, CW, 1947
- Type locality
- Ngariam, Teso, Uganda.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 68 p.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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