Vitelline masked weaver
| Vitelline masked weaver | |
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| Male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. vitellinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus vitellinus (Lichtenstein, 1823)
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The vitelline masked weaver (Ploceus vitellinus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa.
male P. v. peixotoi
São Tomé and Príncipe
male P. v. peixotoi nest building
São Tomé and Príncipe
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus vitellinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718882A132122041. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718882A132122041.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links[]
- Vitelline masked weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ploceus
- Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Birds described in 1823
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