Fox's weaver
| Fox's weaver | |
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| Specimen in Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. spekeoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus spekeoides C. H. B. Grant & Mackworth-Praed, 1947
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Fox's weaver (Ploceus spekeoides) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Uganda.
Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Ploceus spekeoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22718933A118849332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22718933A118849332.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Ploceus
- Birds of East Africa
- Endemic fauna of Uganda
- Birds described in 1947
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