Loango Weaver (Ploceus subpersonatus)

Other Names (World)
Loango Weaver, Loango Slender-billed Weaver

Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1876)

Habitat
Rank grass in clearings in secondary forest and at the edge of marshes, coastal savanna, between coastal mangrove forest and forest inland.

Range (Guide)

Angola (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Gabon (B).

Gabon southern patchily along narrow belt of coast to northern Angola (Cabinda).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Weaver-like squizzles and chipping notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Loango Weaver (Ploceus subpersonatus) [XC834634]
by id from Aningu\u00e9, Etimboue, Ogoou\u00e9-Maritime, Gabon (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

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