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Ploceus castanops

Northern Brown-throated Weaver


Ploceus castanops

Shelley, GE, 1888
Family: Ploceidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The northern brown-throated weaver (Ploceus castanops) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda and adjacent northern Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Kenya and northwestern Tanzania.

Hybridisation: P. victoriae (Ash, 1986) is now thought to be a hybrid between P. castanops and P. melanocephalus.

Source: Wikipedia, article Ploceus castanops. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 325353
♂  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
06/11/2018
Eugenia Boggiano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
115320222/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionPantano de MabambaVictor Hugo Michelini
95953322/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba1Diego Oscar
90416911/06/2018UgandaCentral RegionPantano de MabambaEugenia Boggiano
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Northern Brown-throated Weaver (Ploceus castanops) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 17/09/2026.