Ploceus ruweti Louette & Benson, 1982
Lake Lufira weaver, Lufira masked weaver, Ruwet's masked-weaver
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1960
Rediscovered in 2009
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Lake Lufira, southern Democratic Republic of Congo
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Louette & Benson 1982 Bull.Br.Orn.Club 102 p.26
Other references:
BirdLife International. (2012a). Ploceus ruweti. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 10 July 2012.
BirdLife International. (2012b). Species factsheet: Ploceus ruweti. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 10/07/2012.
Craig, A. J. F. K.; Hasson, M.; Jordaens, K.; Breman, F. C.; Louette, M. (2011). Range extension of the Lufira Masked Weaver Ploceus ruweti, endemic to Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Ostrich 82(1): 77-78. [First Page]
Louette, Michel and Hasson, Michel. (2009). Rediscovery of the Lake Lufira Weaver Ploceus ruweti. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 16(2): 168-173.
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)]
http://twearth.com/species/lufira-masked-weaver