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Bertram's weaver

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Ploceus

Higher classification
  
Ploceus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Ploceidae

Scientific name
  
Ploceus bertrandi

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Bates's weaver, Loango weaver, Golden‑naped weaver, Weyns's weaver, Bar‑winged weaver

Bertram's weaver (Ploceus bertrandi), sometimes called Bertrand's weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.

It is named after Bertram Lutley Sclater, the son of ornithologist Philip Lutley Sclater, who was a police commissioner in Malawi when Alexander Whyte discovered this species.

References

Bertram's weaver Wikipedia