Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Weavers and Allies :: Vieillot's Weaver

Vieillot's Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus

Described by: Vieillot (1819)
Alternate common name(s): Vieillot's Black Weaver, Chestnut-and-black Weaver, Chestnut-backed Weaver, Black Weaver
Old scientific name(s): Melanopteryx nigerrimus

Photographs

Kenya - Aug, 2003 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

(1) Senegambia, Sierra Leone, se. Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and w. Nigeria.
(2) Se. Nigeria and Cameroon to Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, w. Angola, s. and e. Zaire, Central African Republic, n. and ne. Zaire, w. Kenya and nw. Tanzania.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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