Olive-headed Weaver Ploceus olivaceiceps Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Olyfkopwewer |
| Dutch | Olijfkopwever |
| English | Olive-headed Weaver |
| English (United States) | Olive-headed Weaver |
| French | Tisserin à tête olive |
| French (French Guiana) | Tisserin à tête olive |
| German | Olivkopfweber |
| Japanese | キビタイハタオリ |
| Norwegian | miombovever |
| Polish | wikłacz oliwkowogłowy |
| Russian | Оливковоголовый ткач |
| Serbian | Maslinastoglava tkalja |
| Slovak | pletiarka lišajníková |
| Spanish | Tejedor Cabeciverde |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tejedor cabeciverde |
| Swedish | olivhuvad vävare |
| Turkish | Zeytuni Kafalı Dokumacı |
| Ukrainian | Ткачик малавійський |
Revision Notes
This account is part of the 8th edition of Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. This project is a joint collaboration between the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. H. Dieter Oschadleus revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Huy C. Truong updated the distribution map.
Ploceus olivaceiceps (Reichenow, 1899)
PROTONYM:
Symplectes olivaceiceps
Reichenow, 1899. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 7, p.7.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Songea, near the source of the Rovuma.
Definitions
- PLOCEUS
- olivaceiceps
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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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