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*''A. a. capitalba'': [[Senegal]] to south-western [[Nigeria]] | *''A. a. capitalba'': [[Senegal]] to south-western [[Nigeria]] | ||
*''A. a. saturata'': south-eastern [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], northern [[Gabon]], northern [[Congo]], south-western [[Central African Republic]], north-western [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] | *''A. a. saturata'': south-eastern [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], northern [[Gabon]], northern [[Congo]], south-western [[Central African Republic]], north-western [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] | ||
− | *''A. a. melanota'': [[Ethiopia]], | + | *''A. a. melanota'': [[South Sudan]], western and central [[Ethiopia]], eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]], and northwestern [[Tanzania]] |
*''A. a. unicolor'': Southern [[Somalia]], coastal eastern [[Kenya]], eastern Tanzania and extreme southern [[Malawi]] | *''A. a. unicolor'': Southern [[Somalia]], coastal eastern [[Kenya]], eastern Tanzania and extreme southern [[Malawi]] | ||
[[Image:Juvenile Thick-billed Weavers 300x225.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Lake Panic Bird Hide, near Skukuza, [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]] January 2008]] | [[Image:Juvenile Thick-billed Weavers 300x225.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Lake Panic Bird Hide, near Skukuza, [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]] January 2008]] | ||
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Their varied diet consists of seeds, soft fruit and insects. | Their varied diet consists of seeds, soft fruit and insects. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{GSearch|Amblyospiza+albifrons}} | {{GSearch|Amblyospiza+albifrons}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amblyospiza]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amblyospiza]] |
Latest revision as of 17:12, 1 October 2017
Alternative name: Thick-billed Weaver
- Amblyospiza albifrons
Identification
18 cm (7 in); a large weaver with overall dark plumage and a heavy bill
Distribution
Most of Africa south of Sahara.
Taxonomy
This is the only member of its genus.
Subspecies
This species has ten subspecies[1]:
- A. a. capitalba: Senegal to south-western Nigeria
- A. a. saturata: south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, northern Gabon, northern Congo, south-western Central African Republic, north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo
- A. a. melanota: South Sudan, western and central Ethiopia, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, western Kenya, and northwestern Tanzania
- A. a. unicolor: Southern Somalia, coastal eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania and extreme southern Malawi
- A. a. montana: Interior southern Kenya and Tanzania to Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- A. a. tandae: Northern Angola and extreme western Democratic Republic of the Congo
- A. a. kasaica: southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kasai)
- A. a. maxima: South-eastern Angola, Caprivi Strip, northern Botswana, extreme north-western Zimbabwe
- A. a. albifrons: eastern South Africa
- A. a. woltersi: Mozambique (south of Zambezi) and adjacent eastern Zimbabwe to Zululand
Habitat
Reedbeds, coastal and evergreen forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their varied diet consists of seeds, soft fruit and insects.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grosbeak Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grosbeak_Weaver