Tanzanian Masked Weaver (Ploceus reichardi) | Range and ID

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WetlandDomed nestSmall · 27 g

When to see the Tanzanian Masked Weaver

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Where to see the Tanzanian Masked Weaver

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe

About the Tanzanian Masked Weaver

The Tanzanian masked weaver, or Tanganyika masked weaver, is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is found in and around swamps in south-western Tanzania and north-eastern Zambia. The Lufira masked weaver is sometimes treated as a subspecies of this bird.

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Easily confused with

Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalisBocage's weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalisBocage's weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. Golden-naped WeaverPloceus aureonuchaThe golden-naped weaver is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.

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