Kilifi weaver

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Kilifi weaver
Clarke's Weaver specimen RWD.jpg
specimen at Nairobi National Museum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. golandi
Binomial name
Ploceus golandi
(Clarke, 1913)

The Kilifi weaver (Ploceus golandi), also known as Clarke's weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Kenya.

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

The name "Clarke's weaver" is after Captain Goland Clarke, brother of Stephenson Robert Clarke, who described the species. [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus golandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22718945A94603245. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718945A94603245.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Clarke, S.R. (1913). "[A short account of a shooting expedition ... to the Lorian, British East Africa.]". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 31: 31–33.