| Chestnut weaver | |
|---|---|
| male | |
| female both at Lake Baringo, Kenya |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. rubiginosus |
| Binomial name | |
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Ploceus rubiginosus Rüppell, 1840 |
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The chestnut weaver (Ploceus rubiginosus) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.