Giant weaver
Male
Giant weaver (Ploceus grandis) female.jpg
Female
both on São Tomé
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. grandis
Binomial name
Ploceus grandis
(G.R. Gray, 1844)

The giant weaver (Ploceus grandis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to São Tomé Island. It can climb trees and branches, rather like a treecreeper or sittella.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718925A131814917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718925A131814917.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Kingdon, Jonathan (1989). Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Plants and Animals. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08560-9.


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