Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888 is a animal in the Ploceidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888

Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888

The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a Ploceidae bird found across parts of central East Africa.

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Family
Genus
Ploceus
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Ploceus castanops Shelley, 1888

Ploceus castanops, first described by Shelley in 1888, is commonly known as the northern brown-throated weaver. It is a bird species that belongs to the weaver family Ploceidae. This species occurs in Uganda, Rwanda, adjacent northern Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Ploceidae Ploceus

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