Fox's Weaver (Ploceus spekeoides)
About the Fox's Weaver
Fox's weaver (Ploceus spekeoides) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Uganda. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. A specimen was collected in 1913 from Teso in Eastern Uganda. It was gifted to the British Museum of Natural History in 1923 and identified as a distinct species closely related to Ploceus spekei by C.H.B. Grant and Mackworth-Praed in 1947. The specimen collector was recorded as being T.V. Fox however some have suggested that it referred to Harold Munro Fox. There was however a Thomas Vernon Fox (20 November 1878 - 13 March 1910) in the Ugandan administrative services between 1908-1918 who collected specimens of birds from the region.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 5 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtrecording
- Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorrecording
- Holub's Golden WeaverPloceus xanthopsrecording
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarrecording
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.