Yellow-legged weaver

Yellow-legged weaver
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Ploceidae
Genus: Ploceus
Species: P. flavipes
Binomial name
Ploceus flavipes
(Chapin, 1916)
Synonyms

Malimbus flavipes Chapin, 1916

The yellow-legged weaver (Ploceus flavipes) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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