The compact weaver (Ploceus superciliosus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in the African countries of Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. superciliosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus superciliosus (Shelley, 1873)
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Pachyphantes superciliosus | |
Taxonomy
editSome authorities, including Sibley & Monroe, and James Clements, place this species in the monotypic genus Pachyphantes. The construction of the nest of the compact weaver suggests an affinity with the thick-billed weaver Amblyospiza, which could put it in the subfamily Amblyospizinae.[2]
Deistribution and habitat
editIts natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus superciliosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719054A94608857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719054A94608857.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ De Silva, Thilina N.; Peterson, A. Townsend; Bates, John M.; Fernandoa, Sumudu W.; Girard, Matthew G. (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of weaverbirds (Aves: Ploceidae): A first robust phylogeny based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 109: 21–32. Bibcode:2017MolPE.109...21D. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.013. PMID 28012957. S2CID 205841906.
External links
edit- Compact weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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