Alternative name: Taveta Weaver
- Ploceus castaneiceps
Identification
14 cm (5½ in)
This species shows no seasonal plumage change (unlike many other Ploceus weavers). It is a highly distinctive, dark-brown eyed, golden weaver with olive-yellow wings, tail and back. The head shows a crescent shaped rufous patch and there is a further rufous patch on the breast.
Similar Species
Although sub-adults can be confused with sub-adults of the Golden Palm Weaver the two species do not overlap at all in their range.
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in extreme south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Riverine scrub and savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of a variety of seeds, including grass and maize seeds. They also eat insects, such as ants.
Breeding
They are thought to be Polygynous, nesting colonially and building a spherical or ovoid nest over water. It is constructed from fresh,
Gallery
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Photo by Valéry Schollaert
Mkumbara, Mombo, Tanzania, August 2010
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Kenya Birds
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Jan 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Taveta Golden Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Taveta_Golden_Weaver
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