- Ploceus superciliosus
Pachyphantes superciliosus
Identification
12 cm (4¾ in); a short-tailed weaver
Breeding Male
- Chestnut forehead
- Golden fore-crown
- Blackish hindcrown
Distribution
Across middle Africa
Western Africa: Senegambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1] which is sometimes placed in the genus Pachyphantes.
Habitat
Tall grassland, which is seasonally wet or flooded lowland. Also areas with scattered thickets or bushes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds and arthropods. They possibly also eat some fruit when available.
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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Compact Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Compact_Weaver
