Bertram's weaver (Ploceus bertrandi), sometimes called Bertrand's weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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| Illustrations of male and immature by Keulemans and female by Grönvold | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. bertrandi
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| Ploceus bertrandi (Shelley, 1893)
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It is named after Bertram Lutley Sclater, the son of ornithologist Philip Lutley Sclater, who was a police commissioner in Malawi when Alexander Whyte discovered this species.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus bertrandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718765A94595028. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718765A94595028.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Boelens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird?: Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10359-X.
- ^ Shelley, George Ernest. "I. List of Birds collected by Mr. Alexander Whyte, F.Z.S., in Nyassaland". The Ibis. 8th series. V (1) (XVII): 1–29.
External links edit
Media related to Ploceus bertrandi at Wikimedia Commons
- Bertram's weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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