Golden-naped weaver

Golden-naped weaver
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Ploceidae
Genus:	Ploceus
Species:	P. aureonucha
Binomial name
Ploceus aureonucha Sassi, 1920

The golden-naped weaver (Ploceus aureonucha) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is native to the Ituri Rainforest in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus aureonucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718979A94604634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718979A94604634.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.