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Tanganyika Masked-Weaver

Ploceus reichardi Reichenow, A 1886

The Tanzanian masked weaver, or Tanganyika masked weaver, is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in and around swamps in south-western Tanzania and north-eastern Zambia. The Lufira masked weaver is sometimes treated as a subspecies of this bird. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Reichenow, A 1886

Reference:
   Zool. Jahrb. 1 p.150

Protonym:
  Ploceus reichardi

Type locality:
  Karema [east shore of Lake Tanganyika].

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/38121#page/158/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A23369E3D212B9DD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A23369E3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A23369E3


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562324

Geographic range:

  • Ploceus reichardi: swamps of southwestern Tanzania (Karema to Rukwa) and Zambia
English:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver
Catalan:
teixidor del llac Tanganika
Czech:
snovač tanzanský
Danish:
Tanzaniamaskevæver
German:
Reichardweber
Spanish:
Tjedor de Reichard
Spanish (Spain):
Tjedor de Reichard
Finnish:
tansaniannaamiokutoja
French:
Tisserin de Reichard
Croatian:
tanganjikanska pletilja
Italian:
Tessitore mascherato di Tanzania
Japanese (romaji):
tanzaniamengatahataori
Japanese:
タンザニアメンガタハタオリ
Lithuanian:
Reichardo audėjas
Dutch:
Reichards Wever
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sumpvevar
Norwegian:
Sumpvever
Polish:
wikłacz tanzański
Portuguese:
Tecelão-mascarado-de-tanganica
Portuguese (Portugal):
tecelão-de-tanganica
Russian:
Танганьикский ткач
Slovak:
pletiarka tanzánijská
Serbian:
Rajhardova tekstor tkalja
Swedish:
tanzaniavävare
Ukrainian:
Ткачик танзанійський
Chinese:
坦桑黑脸织雀
Chinese (Traditional):
坦尚尼亞黑臉織布鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Tanzania Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Tanzania Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Tanzania Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Tanzania Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Tanzania Masked-weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tisserin de Reichard ( Ploceus reichardi)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tisserin de Reichard ( Ploceus reichardi)
Clements, version 2021:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Tanzania Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Ploceus reichardi reichardi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Ploceus reichardi reichardi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Ploceus reichardi reichardi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Ploceus reichardi reichardi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Ploceus reichardi reichardi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Ploceus reichardi reichardi [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Ploceus reichardi reichardi [version 2]
Clements 6th edition:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Tanganyika Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Tanganyika Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Tanzanian Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Tanzania Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Tanzania Masked Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Tanzania Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Tanzania Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Tanzania Masked-Weaver ( Ploceus reichardi)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ploceus reichardi [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ploceus reichardi [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ploceus [reichardi or ruweti] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: teixidor del llac Tanganika
Czech: snovač tanzanský
Danish: Tanzania Maskevæver, Tanzaniamaskevæver
German: Reichardweber, Reichard-Weber
English: Lake Lufira Weaver, Lake Tanganyika Weaver, Lufira Masked Weaver, Lufira Masked-Weaver, Tanganika Masked Weaver, Tanganyika Masked Weaver, Tanganyika Masked-Weaver, Tanzania Masked Weaver, Tanzania Masked-Weaver, Tanzanian Masked Weaver
English, HBW: Tanzanian Masked Weaver
English (IOC): Tanzanian Masked Weaver
English (United States): Tanganyika Masked-Weaver
Esperanto: Reichard-a ploceo
Spanish: Tejedor de Reichard, Tejedor de Tanzania, Tjedor de Reichard
Spanish (Spain): Tjedor de Reichard
Spanish (HBW): Tanganyika Masked-Weaver
Estonian: soo-kangurlind
Finnish: tansaniannaamiokutoja
French: Malimbe de Reichard, Tisserin de Reichard, Tisserin de Reichatd, Tisserin de Ruwet
Croatian: tanganjikanska pletilja
Italian: Tessitore mascherato della Tanzania, Tessitore mascherato di Tanzania
Japanese (romaji): tanzaniamengatahataori
Japanese: タンザニアメンガタハタオリ
Kirghiz: Танганьика өрмөкчүсү
Scientific: Malimbus reichardi, Ploceus reichardi, Ploceus reichardi reichardi
Lithuanian: Reichardo audėjas
Dutch: Reichards Wever, Reichard-wever
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sumpvevar
Norwegian: Sumpvever
Polish: wiklacz tanzanski, Wikłacz tanzański
Portuguese: Tecelão-mascarado-de-tanganica
Portuguese (Portugal): tecelão-de-tanganica
Russian: Танганьикский ткач, Ткач озера Танганьика
Slovak: pletiarka tanzánijská
Serbian: Rajhardova tekstor tkalja
Swedish: Tanzaniavävare
Swahili: Kwera wa Tanganyika
Turkish: Reichard dokumacısı
Ukrainian: Ткачик танзанійський
Chinese: 坦桑黑脸织雀
Chinese (Traditional): 坦尚尼亞黑臉織布鳥

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