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.

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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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