Bannerman's weaver | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Ploceidae |
Genus: | Ploceus |
Species: | P. bannermani |
Binomial name | |
Ploceus bannermani Chapin, 1932 | |
Bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. 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]
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