Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Ploceus Higher classification Ploceus | Phylum Chordata Family Ploceidae Scientific name Ploceus castanops Rank Species | |
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Similar Southern brown‑throated weaver, Black‑billed weaver, Slender‑billed weaver, Weyns's weaver, Brown‑capped weaver | ||
The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Hybridisation
P. victoriae (Ash, 1986) is now thought to be a hybrid between P. castanops and P. melanocephalus.
References
Northern brown-throated weaver Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA