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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Ploceus

Higher classification
  
Ploceus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Ploceidae

Scientific name
  
Ploceus intermedius

Rank
  
Species

Lesser masked weaver Lesser masked weaver Wikipedia

Similar
  
Bird, Weavers, Ploceus, Southern masked weaver, Spectacled weaver

Lesser masked weaver


The lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It builds its nests in large colonies, often alongside the village weaver and sometimes the red-billed buffalo weaver. This species is commonly parasitised by the Diederik cuckoo.

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Lesser masked weaver


Range

Lesser masked weaver Lesser masked weaver Ploceus intermedius Kruger South Flickr

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Races

There are two races:

Lesser masked weaver Photos of Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius the Internet

  • P. i. intermedius Rüppell, 1845 – From Djibouti to central Tanzania
  • P. i. cabanisii (W. K. H. Peters, 1868) – African west coast and southern Africa

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    Lesser masked weaver Ploceus intermedius Lesser maskedweaver

    References

    Lesser masked weaver Wikipedia
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