Weavers (Ploceidae)
Bertram's Weaver (Ploceus bertrandi) - HBW 15, p. 189
French: Tisserin de Bertram
German: Malawiweber
Spanish: Tejedor de Malawi
Other common names: Bertrand's/Bartam's Weaver
Taxonomy: Hyphantornis bertrandi Shelley, 1893, Zomba, Malawi.
Has been thought to form a superspecies with P. nigrimentus and P. baglafecht, with P. bannermani and P. batesi regarded as part of same species group. Monotypic.
Distribution: SW & E Tanzania, NE Zambia, Malawi and NW Mozambique.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male preening and shaking its plumage Locality Malawi (Monotypic species)
Christian Boix Hinzen 5 December 2007 4 years ago 28 sec 2.8
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Bird on a branch preening
Locality Thyolo Mountains, Southern Region, Malawi
Roland Bischoff 11 October 2009 2 years ago 3.2
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