The yellow-legged weaver (''Ploceus flavipes'') is a species of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the family
Ploceidae
Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches and bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family. In most recent classifica ...
.
It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
.
Its natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
is subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forest
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s.
It is threatened by
habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
.
References
External links
BirdLife Species Factsheet.
yellow-legged weaver
The yellow-legged weaver (''Ploceus flavipes'') is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is threatened by habitat los ...
Endemic birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vulnerable animals
Vulnerable biota of Africa
yellow-legged weaver
The yellow-legged weaver (''Ploceus flavipes'') is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is threatened by habitat los ...
yellow-legged weaver
The yellow-legged weaver (''Ploceus flavipes'') is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is threatened by habitat los ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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