Southern masked weaver

Southern masked weaver
Male, Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
Female, Erongo, Namibia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species:
P. velatus
Binomial name
Ploceus velatus
Vieillot, 1819
Range

The southern masked weaver (Ploceus velatus), or African masked weaver, is a resident breeding bird species common throughout southern Africa.

This weaver is very widespread and found in a wide range of habitats, including shrubland, savanna, grassland, open woodland, inland wetlands and semi-desert areas. It also occurs in suburban gardens and parks.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ploceus velatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718890A132122348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718890A132122348.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.