The chestnut-and-black weaver (''Ploceus castaneofuscus'') is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in West Africa from Sierra Leone to southern Nigeria. The chestnut-and-black weaver was formerly treated as a

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

of Vieillot's black weaver (''Ploceus nigerrimus''). The species were split based on the striking differences in the colour of the plumage.

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Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) (7699966352).jpg, Male constructing a nest, Ghana Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus castaneofuscus) male on nest.jpg, Male on a nest, Ghana

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