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Black-headed weaver
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Village weaver or Golden-backed weaver.
The black-headed weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus), also known as yellow-backed weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
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Black-backed weaver | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Ploceidae |
Genus: | Ploceus |
Species: | P. melanocephalus |
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Ploceus melanocephalus | |
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