Rüppell's weaver

Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae, which is native to the northern Afrotropics. The species is named after the German zoologist and explorer Eduard Rüppell (1794–1884).[3]

Rüppell's weaver
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. galbula
Binomial name
Ploceus galbula

Range

It is found from Sudan to Somalia and extreme northern Kenya. It is also found in the south-western Arabian Peninsula.

Habitat

In the mountains of Degua Tembien in north Ethiopia, it can be observed in bushy and shrubby areas.[4]

  • Male at nest
  • Illustration from Rüppell, 1840
  • male, Oman

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus galbula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Rüppell, Eduard (1840). "Ploceus Galbula. Rüppell". Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Vögel. Frankfurt am Main: Siegmund Schmerber. p. 92.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 294.
  4. Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.


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