- Ploceus heuglini
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
Male breeding
- Golden-yellow forehead and crown
- Greenish-yellow nape
- Olive-green mantle and back
Distribution
A band accross the Sahel from Senegambia to southern Chad and northern Central African Republic; south-western South Sudan (and possibly south-eastern Central African Republic), north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and western Kenya
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry savanna woodland, coastal thickets, scrubland and around farms and villages.
Behaviour
Diet
It is thought their diet consists mostly of arthropods, such as spiders, caterpillars, beetles and dragonflies.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Heuglin's Masked Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Heuglin%27s_Masked_Weaver
