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Brown-capped weaver

The brown-capped weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Brown-capped weaver
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. insignis
Binomial name
Ploceus insignis
(Sharpe, 1891)

The brown-capped weaver (Ploceus insignis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus insignis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22719040A94608295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719040A94608295.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.