Northern masked weaver
| Northern masked weaver | |
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| Male in transition plumage Lake Baringo, Kenya | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. taeniopterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus taeniopterus (Reichenbach, 1863)
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The northern masked weaver (Ploceus taeniopterus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan. All recent sightings in East Africa have been on the shores of Lake Baringo, Kenya.
Gallery[]
All images below were taken at Lake Baringo.
Juvenile (with white eyes)
Sub-adult
Male, non-breeding plumage
Female
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus taeniopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718871A94600399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718871A94600399.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ploceus
- Birds of East Africa
- Birds described in 1863
- Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach
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