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Ploceidae
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 small songbirds found in the Old World, primarily in Africa, known for their remarkable ability to weave intricate nests from vegetation. The family gets its common names—weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches, and bishops—directly from this distinctive nest-building behavior that makes these birds stand out among other bird families.
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Species
bishops
Ploceidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae
Observations recorded3,747,511
属 约16种。 织布鸟科（学名Ploceidae）是鸟纲雀形目中的一个科。以前禾雀、梅花雀等也属于本科，但现在一般被单列为梅花雀科。 这是一篇與鳥類相關的小作品。你可以通过编辑或修订扩充其内容。 查 论 编 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=织布鸟科&oldid=46790029” 分类： 织布鸟科 雀形目 隐藏分类： 本地相关图片与维基数据不同 全部小作品 鳥類小作品
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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.