Usambara weaver

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Usambara weaver
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. nicolli
Binomial name
Ploceus nicolli
WL Sclater, 1931

The Usambara weaver (Ploceus nicolli) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Tanzania.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2021). "Ploceus nicolli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T22719031A179499198. Retrieved 12 November 2021.