Vitelline Masked Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Vitelline Masked Weaver
The Vitelline Masked Weaver (Ploceus vitellinus) 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 vitellinus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Vitelline Masked Weaver
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ploceus vitellinus vitellinus
- Ploceus vitellinus uluensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla vitellina
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Senegambia.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.23
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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