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Black-headed Weaver

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Also known as Ploceus melanocephalus

species of bird

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Vinony's link graph records 185 inbound references to Black-headed Weaver, and connects out to Northern Brown-throated Weaver, Animalia and bird.

Vinony files it under Animal taxa named by Carl Linnaeus, Birds described in 1758 and Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Vinony links it to 27 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ploceus
Image
Yellow backed weaver.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Ploceus melanocephalus
taxon name
Ploceus melanocephalus
Commons gallery
Ploceus melanocephalus
taxon common name
texedor tiestaprietu
taxon range
Africa
litter size
2.4
color
black
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Encyclopedic overview

Black-headed weaver building its nest at Kibale Forest National Park

The black-headed weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus), also known as yellow-backed weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is a resident breeder in damp areas in tropical Africa.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black-headed Weaver” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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