Ploceus aureonucha Sassi, 1920
Golden-naped weaver, Gold-naped weaver
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1993
Rediscovered in 2006
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
DR Congo
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Sassi 1920 Orn.Monatsb. 28 no.7&8 p.81
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2016). Ploceus aureonucha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22718979A94604634. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718979A94604634.en. Downloaded on 14 February 2017.
Blom, A. 1990. List of the birds of the (future) Okapi Reserve and National Park.
Collar, N. J.; Stuart, S. N. 1985. Threatened birds of Africa and related islands: the ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book. International Council for Bird Preservation, and International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Cambridge, U.K.
Craig, A. J. F. K. 2005. Rare weavers (Aves: Ploceidae): are some Ploceus species hybrids? In: B. A. Huber et al. (ed.), African Biodiversity, pp. 279-286. Springer.
Kanyamibwa, S. 1995. Viewpoint: war and conservation. World Birdwatch 17: 24.
Louette, M.; Breman, F. C.; Sonet, G.; Nagy, Z. T.; Haring, E.; Gamauf, A.; Jordaens, K. 2012. Molecular data elucidate species limits and some relationships of Ploceus weavers. Abstracts: Proceedings of the Pan-African Ornithological Congress 13: 43. Arusha, Tanzania.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]
Wilson, M.; Payne, R. B.; Payne, L. L.; Baboaineki, S. 2007. First record of Golden-naped Weaver Ploceus aureonucha in Uganda. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 14(2): 200-202.