| Bannerman's weaver | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. bannermani |
| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus bannermani Chapin, 1932 | |
Bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Its scientific and common names honor the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus bannermani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718735A94594027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718735A94594027.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Beolens, Bo (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 38.
External links
- Bannerman's weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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