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.
| Tanzanian masked weaver | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. reichardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus reichardi Reichenow, 1886
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References
edit- ^ 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.
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