Ploceidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ploceidae
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:breedingSeason colonial nesting
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:commonName weaver birds
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:diet insects
seeds
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:habitat woodlands
grasslands
savannas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ploceidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFor elaborate woven nests
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Euplectes
gptkb:Ploceus
gptkb:Quelea
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Red-billed_quelea
gptkb:Village_weaver
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies 15
over 100
gptkbp:order gptkb:Passeriformes
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Passeroidea
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism present
gptkbp:taxonAuthor gptkb:William_John_Swainson
gptkbp:taxonYear 1827
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Ploceus_cucullatus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taveta_golden_weaver
gptkb:Weaverbird
gptkb:red-billed_quelea
gptkb:sociable_weaver
gptkb:Sclater's_weaver
gptkb:Sclater's_widowbird
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6