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 LC    Strange Weaver* Id (Atlas):
    Ploceus alienus

Description (10)
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Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1902)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,500 - 2,700 m.

Range (Guide)
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)...)

 
Strange Weaver (Ploceus alienus) [XC839056]
     by Josh Engel from Rwenzori Mountains , Western Region, Uganda (call)

 
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:
JPG files for Strange Weaver (Ploceus alienus) - 10 files


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