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Ploceus burnieri (Kilombero Weaver)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Kilombero weaver (Ploceus burnieri) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is swamps.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Ploceus burnieri

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Ploceus burnieri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
31
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 2.93643
EDGE Score: 2.75657
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  17.5 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Vertebrates), Granivore
Diet - Scavenger [2]  20 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  80 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Clutch Size [3]  1

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Zambezian flooded grasslands Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia Afrotropic Flooded Grasslands and Savannas

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Kilombero Valley Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i
Selous Game Reserve Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0