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;Ploceus intermedius | ;Ploceus intermedius | ||
| − | [[Image:Lesser_Masked_Weaver.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by IvoZafirov.<br/> | + | [[Image:Lesser_Masked_Weaver.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by IvoZafirov.<br />Location: [[Uganda]].]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*''P. i. cabanisii'' | *''P. i. cabanisii'' | ||
:*South-eastern Zaire to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and eastern South Africa | :*South-eastern Zaire to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and eastern South Africa | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open woodland close to water. | Open woodland close to water. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It makes a round nest from grass, with an entrance at the bottom. | It makes a round nest from grass, with an entrance at the bottom. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | # Clements JF. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|ploceus+intermedius}} | {{GSearch|ploceus+intermedius}} | ||
[[Category:Incomplete]] | [[Category:Incomplete]] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 20 October 2008
- Ploceus intermedius
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
The Lesser Masked Weaver has four subspecies:1
- P. i. intermedius
- South-eastern Sudan to southern Ethiopia, Somalia, eastern Zaire, Kenya and Tanzania
- P. i. beattyi
- Arid coastal western Angola
- P. i. lübberti
- Extreme southern Angola to northern Namibia
- P. i. cabanisii
- South-eastern Zaire to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and eastern South Africa
Habitat
Open woodland close to water.
Behaviour
It makes a round nest from grass, with an entrance at the bottom.
References
- Clements JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2008. Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
