Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Subspecies (2)
Guy M. Kirwan, Adrian J. F. Craig, Josep del Hoyo, and Nigel Collar
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | teixidor collnegre |
| Dutch | Zwartnekwever (nigricollis/melanoxanthus) |
| English | Black-necked Weaver |
| English (United States) | Black-necked Weaver |
| French | Tisserin à cou noir |
| French (France) | Tisserin à cou noir |
| German | Kurzflügelweber |
| Icelandic | Flóðvefari |
| Norwegian | svartnakkevever |
| Polish | wikłacz czarnogardły |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Tecelão-de-garganta-preta |
| Serbian | Crnoleđa tkalja |
| Slovak | pletiarka čiernohrdlá |
| Spanish | Tejedor Cuellinegro (nigricollis/melanoxanthus) |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tejedor cuellinegro (nigricollis/melanoxanthus) |
| Turkish | Kara Enseli Dokumacı |
| Ukrainian | Ткачик короткокрилий |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Tammy Zhang curated the media.
Ploceus nigricollis (Vieillot, 1808)
PROTONYM:
Malimbus nigricollis
Vieillot, 1808. Histoire naturelle des plus beaux oiseaux chanteurs de la zône torride, p.74 pl.XLV.
TYPE LOCALITY:
MaUmbe [Portuguese Congo].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PLOCEUS
- nigricollis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Black-necked Weaver
