Tanzanian masked weaver

Tanzanian masked weaver
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Ploceidae
Genus:	Ploceus
Species:	P. reichardi
Binomial name
Ploceus reichardi Reichenow, 1886

The Tanzanian masked weaver (Ploceus reichardi), or Tanganyika masked weaver, is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in and around swamps in south-western Tanzania and north-eastern Zambia. The Lufira masked weaver is sometimes treated as a subspecies of this bird.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus reichardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718914A94601505. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718914A94601505.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.