Ploceus intermedius

Rüppell, 1845 · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Ploceidae/Ploceus

At a glance

Occurrence records53 126

Data sources9

Biological traits27

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Ploceus intermedius's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility53 126 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

IOC World Bird ListIOCbird checklist↗

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources27 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF53 126 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaT2n = 74

01Narrative

The lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It builds its nests in large colonies, often alongside the village weaver and sometimes the red-billed buffalo weaver. This species is commonly parasitised by the Diederik cuckoo. It is found in eastern, south-eastern and southern Africa.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAmnioteDBEltonTraitsAVONET

Size & morphology13

Beak depth6.5 mm

Beak length (culmen)16.6 mm

Beak length (nares)10.9 mm

Beak width5.8 mm

Body mass22.02 g

⚠ sources differ — AmnioteDB: 22.02 g · AVONET: 20.58 g · EltonTraits: 20.58 g

Body mass (female)21.5 g

Body mass (male)23.3 g

Hand-wing index20.6

Kipp's distance14.1 mm

Secondary length54.6 mm

Tail length45.4 mm

Tarsus length20.9 mm

Wing length68.8 mm

Life cycle & reproduction2

Egg mass2.44 g

Litter size2.55

Diet & foraging8

Fruit10 %

Ground100 %

Invertebrate60 %

Nectar10 %

Plant other10 %

Seed10 %

Trophic levelcarnivore

Trophic nicheInvertivore

Habitat & environment4

HabitatWoodland

Migration1.0

Primary lifestyleInsessorial

Range size3 811 745 km²

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Ploceus intermedius has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

BINs1

Marker genes1

eDNA detections2

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Ploceus intermedius carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 74 n = 37

Chromosome records74–782n range76median74mode4records

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 742×GoaT · Bird Chromosome Database

GoaT · Bird Chromosome Database — ↗

2n 782×GoaT · Bird Chromosome Database

GoaT · Bird Chromosome Database — ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type53 126 records

Wild obs. + sensor52 943

Museum / vouchered61

Other122

Origin

Native33

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO33 056 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy85% within 1 km

≤100 m 853≤1 km 420≤10 km 138>10 km 85

1 496 georeferenced · 51 447 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor52 943

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy7% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 12>10 km 1

14 georeferenced · 47 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence61

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions10 of 12 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
CPMMlocation not on record	30
Seattle, US	8
New Haven, US	4
Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collectionlocation not on record	4
Vancouver, CA	2
Ann Arbor, US	2
Denver, US	1
Ithaca, US	1
Geneva, CH	1
Toronto, CA	1
South Kensington, GB	1
Frankfurt am Main	1

12 institutions · 56 of 61 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Ploceus intermedius was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found2

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Ploceus intermedius

At a glance

Sources9 archives

Size & morphology13

Life cycle & reproduction2

Diet & foraging8

Habitat & environment4

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type53 126 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions10 of 12 geolocated

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Record type53 126 records