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Ploceus benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Black-breasted Weaver

Taxonomic Notes:

This is also known as the Black-throated Weaver or Bengal Weaver.

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Ploceus benghalensis – Black-breasted Weaver

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Anonymous. 2023. Ploceus benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Black-breasted Weaver. Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Birds of India, v. 2.17. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.birdsofindia.org/sp/1378/Ploceus-benghalensis

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Ploceus benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) – Black-breasted Weaver

Taxonomic Notes:

Ploceus benghalensis – Black-breasted Weaver

News & Updates
BiOI completes one year with 800 species pages and 10,000 reference images – 31 Oct 2018

BiOI ended 2017 with 500 species pages – 31 Dec 2017