Clarke's weaver
| Clarke's weaver | |
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| specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. golandi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus golandi (Clarke, 1913)
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Clarke's weaver (Ploceus golandi) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Kenya.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The species is named after Captain Goland Clarke, brother of Stephenson Robert Clarke, who described the species.[2]
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus golandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718945A94603245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718945A94603245.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Clarke, S.R. (1913). "[A short account of a shooting expedition ... to the Lorian, British East Africa.]". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 31: 31–33.
External links[]
- Clarke's weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Ploceus
- Endemic birds of Kenya
- Birds described in 1913
- Taxa named by Stephenson Robert Clarke
- Northern Zanzibar–Inhambane coastal forest mosaic
- Ploceidae stubs