Lesser masked weaver | |
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Male | |
A female with pale leg and iris colour | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Ploceidae |
Genus: | Ploceus |
Species: | P. intermedius |
Binomial name | |
Ploceus intermedius Rüppell, 1845 | |
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There are two subspecies: [2]
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