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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
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| image = Ploceus grandis cropped.jpg
| name = Giant weaver
| image =
| image_caption = Male
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Giant weaver (Ploceus grandis) female.jpg|bSize=260|cWidth=220|cHeight=300|oTop=40|oLeft=30|Location=center}}
| status = LC
| image2_caption = Female<br>both on São Tomé
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=22718925 |title=''Ploceus grandis'' |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Ploceus grandis'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22718925A131814917 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718925A131814917.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Ploceus
| genus = Ploceus
| species = grandis
| species = grandis
| authority = ([[George Robert Gray|G.R. Gray]], 1844)
| authority = ([[George Robert Gray|G.R. Gray]], 1844)
}}
| synonyms = }}

The '''giant weaver''' (''Ploceus grandis'') is a species of bird in the [[Ploceidae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[São Tomé Island]]. It can climb trees and branches, rather like a [[treecreeper]] or [[sittella]].<ref>{{Cite book| last = Kingdon | first = Jonathan | authorlink = Jonathan Kingdon | title = Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Plants and Animals | location = Princeton, New Jersey | publisher = Princeton University Press | year= 1989 | pages = | isbn = 0-691-08560-9}}</ref> Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The '''giant weaver''' ('''''Ploceus grandis''''') is a species of bird in the family [[Ploceidae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[São Tomé Island]]. It can climb trees and branches, rather like a [[treecreeper]] or [[sittella]].<ref>{{Cite book | last = Kingdon | first = Jonathan | author-link = Jonathan Kingdon | title = Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Plants and Animals | location = Princeton, New Jersey | publisher = Princeton University Press | year = 1989 | isbn = 0-691-08560-9 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/islandafricaevol0000king }}</ref> Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.


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[[Category:Endemic fauna of São Tomé Island]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of São Tomé Island]]
[[Category:Endemic birds of São Tomé and Príncipe]]
[[Category:Endemic birds of São Tomé and Príncipe]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1844|giant weaver]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1844|giant weaver]]
[[Category:Taxa named by George Robert Gray|giant weaver]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]





Latest revision as of 03:26, 28 November 2022

Giant weaver
Male
Giant weaver (Ploceus grandis) female.jpg
Female
both on São Tomé
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. grandis
Binomial name
Ploceus grandis
(G.R. Gray, 1844)

The giant weaver (Ploceus grandis) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to São Tomé Island. It can climb trees and branches, rather like a treecreeper or sittella.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus grandis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718925A131814917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718925A131814917.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kingdon, Jonathan (1989). Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Plants and Animals. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08560-9.
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