| Black-breasted weaver | |
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| Breeding male in northern India | |
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| Female or non-breeding male in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. benghalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus benghalensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Loxia benghalensis Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The black-breasted weaver (Ploceus benghalensis), also known as the Bengal weaver or black-throated weaver, is a weaver resident in the northern river plains of the Indian subcontinent. Like the other weavers, the males build an enclosed nest from reeds and mud, and visiting females select a mate at least partially based on the quality of the nest.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus benghalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718999A132123774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718999A132123774.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.