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Holub's golden weaver

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Holub's golden weaver (Ploceus xanthops), also known as the African golden weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.[2] It is found from Gabon to Uganda and Kenya, south to northern Namibia, northern Botswana and eastern South Africa.[1]

The common name commemorates the Czech naturalist Emil Holub.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus xanthops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718818A132121030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718818A132121030.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "English name updates - IOC Version 2.3 (Dec 2009)". International Ornithological Congress. December 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 169.

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Holub's golden weaver: Brief Summary

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Holub's golden weaver (Ploceus xanthops), also known as the African golden weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found from Gabon to Uganda and Kenya, south to northern Namibia, northern Botswana and eastern South Africa.

The common name commemorates the Czech naturalist Emil Holub.

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