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 NT    Fox's Weaver* Id (Atlas):
    Ploceus spekeoides

Description (10)
Image of Fox's Weaver
 

Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1947

Habitat
Bushed and wooded grassland in swampy areas.

Range (Guide)
Uganda (B) (NB).

Central Uganda.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
Habitat destrction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Seeds and probably insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

 
Fox's Weaver (Ploceus) [XC739935]
     by Peter Boesman from Pian Upe National Park, Uganda (call)

 
Fox's Weaver (Ploceus) [XC739933]
     by Peter Boesman from Pian Upe National Park, Uganda (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Thought to form a superspecies with Speke's Weaver (Ploceus spekei).


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Foxs Weaver (Ploceus spekeoides) - 10 files


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