Eastern Golden Weaver
Ploceus subaureusSmith, A, 1839
English (US) Eastern Golden Weaver
The Eastern Golden Weaver (Ploceus subaureus) 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 subaureus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Golden Weaver
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1839
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ploceus subaureus aureoflavus
- Ploceus subaureus subaureus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Smith, A, 1839
- Type locality
- Algoa Bay.
- Original description
- Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt.7 pl.30, fig.1,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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