Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Reuzenwever |
| English (United States) | Giant Weaver |
| French | Tisserin géant |
| German | Riesenweber |
| Japanese | オニハタオリ |
| Norwegian | kjempevever |
| Polish | wikłacz wielki |
| Russian | Гигантский ткач |
| Serbian | Džinovska tekstor tkalja |
| Slovak | pletiarka veľká |
| Spanish | Tejedor Gigante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tejedor gigante |
| Swedish | jättevävare |
| Turkish | Dev Dokumacı |
Ploceus grandis (Gray, GR, 1844)
PROTONYM:
Hyphantornis grandis
Gray, GR, 1844. Genera of Birds 2 Ploceinae, p.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sao Tome.
Definitions
- PLOCEUS
- grandis
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Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis Scientific name definitions
Adrian J. F. Craig
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 13, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 13, 2017
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis
Authors
Adrian J. F. Craig
Recommended Citation
Craig, A. J. F. (2020). Giant Weaver (Ploceus grandis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.giawea1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- October 13, 2017
- Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis
Authors
Adrian J. F. Craig
Recommended Citation
Craig, A. J. F. (2017). Giant Weaver (Ploceus grandis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.