Rüppell's weaver
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. galbula |
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| Ploceus galbula | |
Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to the northern Afrotropics. The species is named after the German zoologist and explorer Eduard Rüppell (1794–1884).[3]
Range
It is found from Sudan to Somalia and extreme northern Kenya. It is also found in the south-western Arabian Peninsula.
Habitat
In the mountains of Degua Tembien in north Ethiopia, it can be observed in bushy and shrubby areas.[4]
Gallery
Male at nest
Illustration from Rüppell, 1840
male, Oman
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus galbula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718860A132121792. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718860A132121792.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Rüppell, Eduard (1840). "Ploceus Galbula. Rüppell". Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vol. Vögel. Frankfurt am Main: Siegmund Schmerber. p. 92.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 294.
- ^ Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.
External links
- Ruppell's Weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.