Bannerman's weaver

Bannerman's weaver
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species: P. bannermani
Binomial name
Ploceus bannermani
Chapin, 1932

The Bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Its scientific and common names honor the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus bannermani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Beolens, Bo (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 38.

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