Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Ploceus Higher classification Ploceus | Phylum Chordata Family Ploceidae Scientific name Ploceus nigerrimus Rank Species | |
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Similar Slender‑billed weaver, Black‑necked weaver, Yellow‑mantled weaver, Black‑billed weaver, Bird | ||
Breeding colony of vieillot s black weaver ploceus n castaneofuscus
The Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
This bird is named after the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot.
References
Vieillot's black weaver Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA