Holub's golden weaver explained

Holub's golden weaver (Ploceus xanthops), also known as the African golden weaver, is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.^[1] It is found from Gabon to Uganda and Kenya, south to northern Namibia, northern Botswana and eastern South Africa.

The common name commemorates the Czech naturalist Emil Holub.^[2]

External links

• Holub's golden weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
• Holub's golden weaver - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

Notes and References

1. Web site: English name updates - IOC Version 2.3 (Dec 2009) . https://web.archive.org/web/20100131010210/http://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates-en09.html . dead . 2010-01-31 . . December 2009 .
2. Book: Beolens, Bo. Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. 2003. Christopher Helm. London. 169. Watkins, Michael.