- Ploceus angolensis
Identification
13 cm
- Dark upperparts
- White underparts
- Blackish forehead, crown and nape
- Slender bill
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: extreme south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: northern Zambia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Miombo woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
They forage in the canopy for insects, including beetles and larvae.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bar-winged Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-winged_Weaver
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
