Lake Lufira Weaver
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The Lufira Masked Weaver (Ploceus ruweti), also known as Ruwet's Masked Weaver and Lake Lufira Weaver, is a species of bird
in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. Its natural habitat
is swamp
s in the south-east of the country. It is sometimes regarded as a subspecies
of the Tanzanian Masked Weaver (P. reichardi).
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is swamp
Swamp
A swamp is a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a large number of hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp...
s in the south-east of the country. It is sometimes regarded as a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Tanzanian Masked Weaver (P. reichardi).