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Ploceidae

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Ploceidae

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Also known as weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, bishops

Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, or bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family. In most recent classifications, the Ploceidae are a clade that excludes some birds that have historically been placed in the family, such as some of the sparrows, but which includes the monotypic subfamily Amblyospizinae. The family is believed to have originated in the mid-Miocene. All birds of the Ploceidae are native to the Old World, most in Africa south of the Sahara, thou

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Ploceidae is a family of passerines within the order Passeriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Sundevall in 1836 and is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Its scientific name is Ploceidae, and it is also referred to by the common names bishops, veverfamilien, and tkalci. The taxon status is accepted.

Records for this family are held by institutions including ANWC, NMV, UCMP, and UMZM. Documented occurrences span countries such as Mauritius, Madagascar, South Africa, and Australia, as well as locations listed as Unknown Or Invalid. The family has 397 records and 4 media items associated with it in specific datasets, while a broader occurrence count stands at 3,747,511.

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Species

bishops

Ploceidae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyPloceidae
Observations recorded3,747,511

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
397
With media
4
Family
Ploceidae
Collections
ANWC, NMV, UCMP, UMZM
Recorded in
Mauritius, Madagascar, Unknown Or Invalid, South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, Chad, Myanmar
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
passerines
Image
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)- Male W IMG 0709.jpg
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taxon rank
family
Commons category
Ploceidae
taxon name
Ploceidae
Code of nomenclature
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
topic's main category
Category:Ploceidae
Commons gallery
Ploceidae
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
taxon common name
tkalci
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  • Genera
  • Description
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Behaviour and ecology
  • Relationship to humans
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  • References
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Ploceidae is a family of small passerine birds, many of which are called weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, or bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family. In most recent classifications, the Ploceidae are a clade that excludes some birds that have historically been placed in the family, such as some of the sparrows, but which includes the monotypic subfamily Amblyospizinae. The family is believed to have originated in the mid-Miocene. All birds of the Ploceidae are native to the Old World, most in Africa south of the Sahara, though a few live in tropical areas of Asia. A few species have been introduced outside their native range.

==Taxonomy and systematics== The family Ploceidae was introduced (as Ploceïdes) by Swedish zoologist Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1836. Phylogenetic studies have shown that the family is sister to a clade containing the families Viduidae and Estrildidae Their common ancestor lived in the middle Miocene around 18 million years ago.

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