Sociable Weaver

Sociable Weaver

Taxobox
name = Sociable Weaver


image_width = 300px
image_caption = in Etosha National Park, Namibia
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Ploceidae
genus = "Philetairus"
species = "P. socius"
binomial = "Philetairus socius"
binomial_authority = (Latham, 1790)
synonyms = The Sociable Weaver or Social Weaver ("Philetairus socius") is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is monotypic within the genus "Philetairus".It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.

ource

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/53174/all Philetairus socius] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

Video

* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=8473 Sociable Weaver videos] on the Internet Bird Collection


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