Lufira masked weaver
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. ruweti
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus ruweti & Benson, 1982
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The Lufira masked weaver (Ploceus ruweti), also known as Ruwet's masked weaver or the Lake Lufira weaver, is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is swamps in the south-east part of the country. It is sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the Tanzanian masked weaver.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus ruweti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718907A94601321. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718907A94601321.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Ploceus
- Endemic birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Birds described in 1982
- Taxa named by Constantine Walter Benson
- Ploceidae stubs