Giant weaver
Appearance
(Redirected from Ploceus grandis)
Giant weaver | |
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Female both on São Tomé | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Ploceidae |
Genus: | Ploceus |
Species: | P. grandis
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Binomial name | |
Ploceus grandis (G.R. Gray, 1844)
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The giant weaver (Ploceus grandis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to São Tomé Island. It can climb trees and branches, rather like a treecreeper or sittella.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718925A131814917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718925A131814917.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Kingdon, Jonathan (1989). Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Plants and Animals. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08560-9.
External links
[edit]- Giant weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.