Weavers (Ploceidae)

Strange Weaver (Ploceus alienus) - HBW 15, p. 183

French: Tisserin de montagne German: Meisenweber Spanish: Tejedor Extraño

Taxonomy: Sitagra aliena Sharpe, 1902, Rwenzori, Uganda.
Relationships uncertain; often considered closest to P. ocularis, but affinity with P. batesi has been suggested. Monotypic.

Distribution: E DRCongo, SW Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.