Ploceus castaneofuscus R.P.Lesson, 1840 is a animal in the Ploceidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ploceus castaneofuscus R.P.Lesson, 1840
The chestnut-and-black weaver is a Ploceidae bird found in West Africa, split from Vieillot's black weaver for plumage differences.
The chestnut-and-black weaver, whose scientific name is Ploceus castaneofuscus, is a bird species belonging to the family Ploceidae. Its distribution range covers West Africa, extending from Sierra Leone to southern Nigeria. This species was previously classified as a subspecies of Vieillot's black weaver, Ploceus nigerrimus. It was split from Vieillot's black weaver due to the striking differences between the two species in plumage color.
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Ploceus nelicourvi (Scopoli, 1786)
Malimbus nitens (J.E.Gray, 1831)
Ploceus bojeri (Cabanis, 1869)
Ploceus intermedius Rüppell, 1845
Euplectes franciscanus (Isert, 1789)
Sporopipes frontalis (Daudin, 1800)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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