Ploceus insignis (Sharpe, 1891) is a animal in the Ploceidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ploceus insignis (Sharpe, 1891)

Ploceus insignis (Sharpe, 1891)

The brown-capped weaver (Ploceus insignis) is a Ploceidae bird species found across multiple countries in Africa.

Family
Genus
Ploceus
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Ploceus insignis (Sharpe, 1891)

Ploceus insignis, described by Sharpe in 1891, is commonly called the brown-capped weaver. It is a species of bird that belongs to the family Ploceidae. This species can be found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Photo: (c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Markus Lilje · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Ploceidae Ploceus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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