Olive-naped Weaver - BirdForum Opus

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Male
Photo © by scottishdude
The Gambia, March 2010

Disambiguation: this species has sometimes been called "Spectacled Weaver", but that name is usually used for Ploceus ocularis.

Ploceus brachypterus

Identification

Similar Species

Should be separated with care from the Spectacled Weaver where both occur (eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon). Olive-naped Weaver shows more olive and less yellow on the head (especially the crown area in females) and a thicker bill.

Distribution

Female
Photo © by scottishdude
The Gambia, March 2010

Africa: Senegal to Nigeria and western Cameroon; winters in Bioko

Taxonomy

Formerly included in Black-necked Weaver.

Subspecies

Juvenile
Photo © by whiteheadedvulture
Manso Nkwanta, Ashanti, Ghana, 5 August 2022

This is a monotypic species[1].

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Olive-naped Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Olive-naped_Weaver

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