Lesser masked weaver
Appearance
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Lesser masked weaver | |
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Male P. i. intermedius, Kenya | |
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Female P. i. cabanisii, South Africa | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Ploceidae |
Genus: | Ploceus |
Species: | P. intermedius
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Binomial name | |
Ploceus intermedius Rüppell, 1845
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The lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It builds its nests in large colonies, often alongside the village weaver and sometimes the red-billed buffalo weaver. This species is commonly parasitised by the Diederik cuckoo. It is found in eastern, south-eastern and southern Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]There are two subspecies:[2]
- P. i. intermedius Rüppell, 1845 – From Djibouti to central Tanzania
- P. i. cabanisii (W. K. H. Peters, 1868) – African west coast and southern Africa
- Synonyms are P. i. beattyi in Angola and P. i. luebberti in Namibia
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus intermedius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718783A131884515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718783A131884515.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus intermedius)". Internet Bird Collection. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ploceus intermedius.
- Lesser masked weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
- Lesser masked weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.