Golden-naped weaver

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Golden-naped weaver
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. aureonucha
Binomial name
Ploceus aureonucha
Sassi, 1920

The golden-naped weaver (Ploceus aureonucha) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus aureonucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.