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Cinnamon weaver

The cinnamon weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found only in Sudan and South Sudan. The cinnamon weaver is nomadic, returning to breeding areas during the September–October breeding season. Possibly monogamous, weavers live communally, preferring tall trees with dense foliage.

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Cinnamon weaver
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. badius
Binomial name
Ploceus badius
(Cassin, 1850)

The cinnamon weaver (Ploceus badius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found only in Sudan and South Sudan.1 The cinnamon weaver is nomadic, returning to breeding areas during the September–October breeding season. Possibly monogamous, weavers live communally, preferring tall trees with dense foliage.2

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  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus badius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22718971A94604241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718971A94604241.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 'Handbook of the Birds of the World', Retrieved 26 Feb 2016
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