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Ploceus
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Ploceus is a genus of birds in the weaver family, Ploceidae. They are native to the Indomalayan and Afrotropical realms.
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Ploceus | |
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Bocage's weaver (P. temporalis) and Bertram's weaver (P. bertrandi) ♀ | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Ploceidae |
Genus: | Ploceus Cuvier, 1816 |
Type species | |
Loxia philippina[1] Linnaeus, 1766 | |
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Ploceinae, 2nd group