Chestnut-and-black weaver
Species of bird
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The chestnut-and-black weaver (Ploceus castaneofuscus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in West Africa from Sierra Leone to southern Nigeria.
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| Chestnut-and-black weaver | |
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| Male in Ghana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. castaneofuscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus castaneofuscus Lesson, RP, 1840 | |
The chestnut-and-black weaver was formerly treated as a subspecies of Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus). The species were split based on the striking differences in the colour of the plumage.[2][3]
Gallery
Male on a nest, Ghana
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