Taxonomy Profile: Ploceidae (Sundevall 1836)

Ploceidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Bishops []
Weavers []
Widowbirds []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ploceidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Passeriformes
Perching Birds |
passereaux |
Family : Ploceidae
Bishops |
Weavers |
Widowbirds |
Ploceidae Direct Children(s):
Euplectes
(Swainson 1829)
Amblyospiza
(Sundevall 1850)
Anaplectes
(Reichenbach 1863)
Brachycope
(Reichenow 1900)
Bubalornis
(A Smith 1836)
Dinemellia
(Reichenbach 1863)
Foudia
(Reichenbach 1850)
Malimbus
(Vieillot 1805)
Ploceus
(Cuvier 1816)
Quelea
(Reichenbach 1850)
Sporopipes
(Cabanis 1847)
Ploceidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Ploceidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ploceidae
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.12.18
Acquired:
2012-01-27
Notes:
"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Ploceidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ploceidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Ploceidae
Ploceidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ploceidae: Comments