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Bertram's weaver

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Bertram's weaver (Ploceus bertrandi), sometimes called Bertrand's weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.

It is named after Bertram Lutley Sclater, the son of ornithologist Philip Lutley Sclater, who was a police commissioner in Malawi when Alexander Whyte discovered this species.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus bertrandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718765A94595028. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718765A94595028.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Boelens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird?: Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10359-X.
  3. ^ Shelley, George Ernest. "I. List of Birds collected by Mr. Alexander Whyte, F.Z.S., in Nyassaland". The Ibis. 8th series. V (1) (XVII): 1–29.

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Bertram's weaver: Brief Summary

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Bertram's weaver (Ploceus bertrandi), sometimes called Bertrand's weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.

It is named after Bertram Lutley Sclater, the son of ornithologist Philip Lutley Sclater, who was a police commissioner in Malawi when Alexander Whyte discovered this species.

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