Lufira Masked Weaver - BirdForum Opus

Alternative names: Ruwet's Masked Weaver; Lake Lufira Masked-Weaver; Lake Lufira Weaver

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Ploceus ruweti

Identification

Breeding male: A masked weaver; the mask extends to the crown, but the nape and back are yellow; underparts orange-chestnut. Eye dark red.

Distribution

Restricted to Lake Lufira in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Habitat

Reedbeds bordering Lake Lufira.

Status

Classified as Data Deficient in the 2008 IUCN Red List.¹ Type specimen collected in 1960; otherwise unknown to science until "rediscovered" in 2009.²

References

1. BirdLife International. 2008. Species factsheet: Ploceus ruweti. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 8/11/2008.
2. Louette, M and M Hasson. 2009. Rediscovery of the Lake Lufira Weaver Ploceus ruweti. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 16 (2) 160-173. Available at http://www.bakasbl.org/news/doc/131.pdf.

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