Vieillot's black weaver
Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in southeast Nigeria to Uganda, west Kenya, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The common name is after the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot.[2]
| Vieillot's black weaver | |
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| Male in Uganda | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. nigerrimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus nigerrimus Vieillot, 1819 | |
This species was formerly considered to be conspecific with chestnut-and-black weaver (Ploceus castaneofuscus). The species were split based on the striking differences in the colour of the plumage.[3][4]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus nigerrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103812246A94602765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103812246A94602765.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 352.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- Craig, A.J.F.; del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.; Kirwan, G.M. (2022). Billerman, S.M.; Sly, N.D. (eds.). "Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus), version 1.0". Birds of the World. Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.viewea3.01.
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