Northern Masked Weaver

Ploceus taeniopterus - Tisserin du Nil

Tisserin du Nil
♂ adult plum. breeding
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Plocéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Ploceus

  • Species
    :

    taeniopterus

Descriptor

Reichenbach, 1863

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 13 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 20 à 27 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Tisserin du Nil
♂ adult
Tisserin du Nil
♀ adult

Northern Masked Weaver (Ploceus taeniopterus) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Ploceus taeniopterus taeniopterus (c and s Sudan, sw Ethiopia, n Uganda and nw Kenya)
  • Ploceus taeniopterus furensis (w Sudan)

Foreign names

  • Tisserin du Nil,
  • Tejedor del Nilo,
  • tecelão-do-nilo,
  • Goldmantelweber,
  • Geelrugwever,
  • Tessitore mascherato settentrionale,
  • nordlig maskvävare,
  • Rørvever,
  • pletiarka trstinová,
  • snovač súdánský,
  • Nordlig Maskevæver,
  • viitakutoja,
  • teixidor del Nil,
  • wikłacz jeziorowy,
  • Северный масковый ткач,
  • キタメンガタハタオリ,
  • 北非黑脸织雀,
  • 北方黑臉織布鳥,

Voice song and cries

Tisserin du Nil
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Tisserin du Nil
♂ adult plum. breeding

Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Tisserin du Nil
published: - Updated: 22-12-2023
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