Bob-tailed Weaver - BirdForum Opus

Brachycope anomala

Identification

12 cm (4¾ in)
Breeding Male

• Yellow forehead and crown
• Black lores , cheek, ear-coverts, chin and throat

Distribution

Western Africa: found in south-eastern Cameroon, Gabon and the and banks of Congo River system in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Grassy areas of rainforest, near rivers.

Behaviour

Their diet consists mostly seeds, though it is believed they also eat some insects.

References

1. 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/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2019)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bob-tailed Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 10 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bob-tailed_Weaver

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