Bannerman's weaver
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| name = Bannerman's weaver
| image = Bannerman's Weaver (Ploceus bannermani).jpg
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Ploceus bannermani
| authority = Chapin, 1932
}}
Bannerman's weaver (Ploceus bannermani) is a species of bird in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Its scientific and common names honor the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman.{{cite book|last=Beolens|first=Bo|title=Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds|year=2003|publisher=Christopher Helm|location=London|page=38}}
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External links
- [http://weavers.adu.org.za/sp.php?spp=3894 Bannerman's weaver] - Species text in Weaver Watch.
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Category:Western Afromontane endemic bird species
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Fauna of the Cameroonian Highlands forests
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