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[[Africa]]:<br /> | [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
'''Western Africa''': [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]<br /> | ||
| − | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] | + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]] |
[[Image:BaglafechtWeaver_mts_MasaiMara_Kenya.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|mts|mts}} <br />Location: Masai Mara, [[Kenya]], September 2008]] | [[Image:BaglafechtWeaver_mts_MasaiMara_Kenya.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|mts|mts}} <br />Location: Masai Mara, [[Kenya]], September 2008]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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:*[[Ethiopia|Ethiopian]] highlands and southern [[Eritrea]] | :*[[Ethiopia|Ethiopian]] highlands and southern [[Eritrea]] | ||
*''P. b. eremobius'': | *''P. b. eremobius'': | ||
| − | :* | + | :*Northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and southwestern [[South Sudan]] |
*''P. b. emini'' (budongoensis): | *''P. b. emini'' (budongoensis): | ||
| − | :*South | + | :*Southeastern [[South Sudan]], central and eastern [[Ethiopia]], and northern [[Uganda]] |
*''P. b. reichenowi'': [http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=102429 Picture of Male] [http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=102431 Picture of female] | *''P. b. reichenowi'': [http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=102429 Picture of Male] [http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=102431 Picture of female] | ||
:*Highlands of [[Kenya]] and northern [[Tanzania]] | :*Highlands of [[Kenya]] and northern [[Tanzania]] | ||
*''P. b. stuhlmanni'': | *''P. b. stuhlmanni'': | ||
| − | :*Eastern [[ | + | :*Eastern [[DRC]] to southern [[Uganda]] and western [[Tanzania]] |
*''P. b. sharpii'': | *''P. b. sharpii'': | ||
:*Montane forests of south-western [[Tanzania]] | :*Montane forests of south-western [[Tanzania]] | ||
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Their main diet consists of insects, but fruit and seeds are also eaten. | Their main diet consists of insects, but fruit and seeds are also eaten. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Kenya Birds | #Kenya Birds | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 1 October 2017
- Ploceus baglafecht
Identification
15 cm
Male:
- Black face patches
- Yellow crown and upper breast
- Yellow underparts
Female:
- Black head
- Bright yellow underparts
- Dark upperparts with yellow streaks on wings
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies[1]:
- P. b. neumanni :
- Eastern Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic
- P. b. baglafecht:
- P. b. eremobius:
- Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and southwestern South Sudan
- P. b. emini (budongoensis):
- Southeastern South Sudan, central and eastern Ethiopia, and northern Uganda
- P. b. reichenowi: Picture of Male Picture of female
- P. b. stuhlmanni:
- P. b. sharpii:
- Montane forests of south-western Tanzania
- P. b. nyikae:
Habitat
Cultivated areas, open woods, forest margins and in towns throughout highland areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, but fruit and seeds are also eaten.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Kenya Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Baglafecht Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Baglafecht_Weaver
