Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888 is a animal in the Ploceidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888

Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888

The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a Ploceidae bird found across parts of central East Africa.

Family
Genus
Ploceus
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888

Ploceus castanops, first described by Shelley in 1888, is commonly known as the northern brown-throated weaver. It is a bird species that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae. This species occurs in Uganda, Rwanda, adjacent northern Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Ploceidae Ploceus

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