Chestnut-and-black weaver explained

The chestnut-and-black weaver (Ploceus castaneofuscus) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is found in West Africa from Sierra Leone to southern Nigeria.

The chestnut-and-black weaver was formerly treated as a subspecies of Vieillot's black weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus). The species were split based on the striking differences in the colour of the plumage.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . January 2023 . Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers . IOC World Bird List Version 13.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 7 February 2023 .
2. Craig . A.J.F. . del Hoyo . J. . Collar . N. . Kirwan . G.M. . 2022 . Chestnut-and-black Weaver (Ploceus castaneofuscus), version 1.0 . Billerman . S.M. . Sly . N.D. . Birds of the World . Ithaca, NY, USA . Cornell Lab of Ornithology . 10.2173/bow.viewea2.01 .