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Victoria Masked-Weaver

Ploceus victoriae Ash, JS 1986

The black-headed weaver, also known as yellow-backed weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Ploceidae
Genus:
   Ploceus
Scientific:
  Ploceus victoriae


Original description

Citation:
  Ash, JS 1986

Reference:
   Ibis 128 p.330-336 dP

Protonym:
  Ploceus victoriae

Link:
  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1986.tb02683.x


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  32EA07D859508D8E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-32EA07D8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/32EA07D8


Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Victoria Masked-Weaver
French:
Tisserin du Victoria


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Victoria Masked Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Victoria Masked Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Victoria Masked Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tisserin du Victoria ( Ploceus victoriae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Lake Victoria Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Lake Victoria Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Victoria Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus victoriae)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: invalid taxon

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Czech: Snovac jezerní
Danish: Victoria Maskevæver, Victoriamaskevæver
German: Victoria Weber, Victoriaweber
English: Entebbe Weaver, Lake Victoria Weaver, Victoria Masked Weaver, Victoria Masked-Weaver
Finnish: Entebbenkutoja
French: Tisserin du Victoria
Italian: Tessitore del lago Vittoria
Scientific: Ploceus victoriae
Dutch: Entebbewever
Polish: wiklacz ugandyjski, wikłacz ugandyjski
Slovak: pletiarka jazerná

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