- Ploceus nigrimentus
Identification
17 cm (6¾ in)
Male
- Yellow forehead and crown, with chestnut wash
- Gold nape
- Black lores , cheek, ear-coverts, chin, throat, mantle and upper back
Distribution
West Africa: found from South-eastern Gabon (Lekoni) to central Angola and adjacent Republic of the Congo.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Wooded grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet appears to be grass seeds and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-chinned Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-chinned_Weaver
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
