Yellow-legged weaver

Species of bird

Yellow-legged weaver
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. flavipes
Binomial name
Ploceus flavipes
(Chapin, 1916)
Synonyms

Malimbus flavipes Chapin, 1916

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 loss.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ploceus flavipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22719061A94609192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22719061A94609192.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

External links

  • BirdLife Species Factsheet.
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Family: Ploceidae
GenusBubalornisDinemelliaSporopipes
PlocepasserHisturgops
PseudonigritaPhiletairus
Ploceus
Pachyphantes
Malimbus
Anaplectes
Brachycope
Quelea
Foudia
Euplectes
Amblyospiza
Taxon identifiers
Ploceus flavipes
Malimbus flavipes


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