Vieillot's black weaver

Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is named after the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot.[2]

Vieillot's black weaver
P. n. nigerrimus, Uganda
P. n. castaneofuscus, Ghana

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. nigerrimus
Binomial name
Ploceus nigerrimus
Vieillot, 1819

Distribution and habitat

Vieillot's black weaver is found in western and central Africa in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Male constructing his nest
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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus nigerrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 352.


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