Weavers (Ploceidae)

Tanganyika Masked Weaver (Ploceus reichardi) - HBW 15, p. 171

French: Tisserin de Reichard German: Reichardweber Spanish: Tejedor de Reichard
Other common names: Tanzanian/Swamp Masked Weaver

Taxonomy: Ploceus reichardi Reichenow, 1886, Karema, east shore of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania.
Has been thought to form a superspecies, or even to be conspecific, with P. velatus, P. vitellinus, P. ruweti and P. katangae, but molecular data suggest that it is close only to P. katangae. Monotypic.

Distribution: Local in W Tanzania and extreme NE Zambia.