Biology:Clarke's weaver
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Short description: Species of bird
| Clarke's weaver | |
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| specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. golandi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus golandi (Clarke, 1913)
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Clarke's weaver (Ploceus golandi) 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 species is named after Captain Goland Clarke, brother of Stephenson Robert Clarke, who described the species.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus golandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22718945A94603245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718945A94603245.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22718945/94603245. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46633903.
External links
- Clarke's weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
Wikidata ☰ Q1311195 entry
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