Golden-backed weaver | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Ploceidae |
Genus: | Ploceus |
Species: | P. jacksoni |
Binomial name | |
Ploceus jacksoni Shelley, 1888 | |
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