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Golden-backed Weaver
Ploceus jacksoni Shelley, 1888
Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
Golden-backed Weaver, Ploceus jacksoni, is a bird of the family Ploceidae that breeds in Africa from southern South Sudan to Tanzania. It was described by Shelley in 1888. It is a weaver, and its nest is made into a tear-drop shape from plant material and placed on trees or other high sites. The male has a yellow body, a black head, an orange-brown belly and some dark green on the wing feathers, while the female is dull yellow with a little green on the wings. It is found in marshes, swamps, wetlands, forests and savannas.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
- Breeding range
- Africa: s South Sudan to Tanzania
