Katanga Masked Weaver (Ploceus katangae) - BirdLife species factsheet

Katanga Masked Weaver Ploceus katangae

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Ploceus katangae and P. upembae (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as P. katangae following Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Distribution

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km²)	98,100	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population and trend

	Value	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Number of mature individuals	unknown	not applicable	not applicable	0
Population trend	decreasing		suspected	-
Generation length (years)	4	-	-	-

Population justification: This is a poorly known species and no population estimates are available.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat destruction.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding	Non-breeding	Passage
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the	extant	native	yes
Zambia	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Zambia	Bangweulu Swamps
Zambia	Mweru Wantipa National Park
Zambia	Luapula Mouth
Zambia	Sumbu National Park and Tondwa Game Management Area

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Savanna	Dry	suitable	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	non-breeding
Wetlands (inland)	Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands	major	breeding
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Ploceus katangae. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/katanga-masked-weaver-ploceus-katangae on 30/09/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 30/09/2023.