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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
19/05/2024 03:08:10 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Strange Weaver*
Id (Atlas):
Ploceus alienus
Description (10 )
Strange Weaver
© flickr.com
Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)
Size
14 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Sharpe, 1902)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,500 - 2,700 m.
Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Rwanda, Uganda.
Eastern DRCongo, south-western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)... )
Listen to XC839056
Strange Weaver (Ploceus alienus ) [XC839056 ]
by Josh Engel from Rwenzori Mountains , Western Region, Uganda (call)
Listen to XC739920
Strange Weaver (Ploceus alienus ) [XC739920 ]
by Brendan Sloan from Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Relationships uncertain. Often considered closest to Spectacled Weaver (Ploceus ocularis ), but affinity with Bates's Weaver (Ploceus batesi ) has been suggested.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Strange Weaver see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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