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Lufira Masked Weaver
Ploceus ruweti Louette & Benson, 1982
Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
Lufira Masked Weaver, Ploceus ruweti, is a bird of the weaver family that breeds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was described by Louette & Benson in 1982. It is found in the south-east of the country, where its natural home is swampy ground. The species is confined to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also known as Ruwet's masked weaver and Lake Lufira weaver. Some authorities treat it as a subspecies of the Tanzanian masked weaver.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
- Breeding range
- Africa: DR Congo
