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Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819
Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
Southern Masked Weaver, Ploceus velatus, is a passerine in the family Ploceidae, the weavers and widowbirds. It occurs in Africa from southern Angola to Mozambique, and south to southern, eastern South Africa. It is also found on São Tomé in the south-central Gulf of Guinea Islands.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Ploceidae — Weavers, Widowbirds
- Breeding range
- Africa: s Angola to Mozambique, s to s, e South Africa; also São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea Is.)
