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| − | + | [[Image:TZP AfricanMaskedWeaver TAR481 2 .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br /> Photo by {{user|mikemik|mikemik}}<br />Tarangire, [[Tanzania]], April 2018]] | |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Ploceus|Ploceus]] intermedius | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Length 13-14 cm (5-5½ in)<br /> | |
| + | '''Adult male''': A pale-eyed masked weaver; the black mask extends onto the front half of the crown, and has a notch above the eye. Male has a black bill.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Adult female''' has a pale pinkish-grey bill. <br /> | ||
| + | All adults have the greyish legs, but very young '''juveniles''' can have pink legs. Juveniles in addition have dark eyes | ||
| + | [[Image:Lesser_Masked_Weaver_female_by_jdbirdman.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|jdbirdman|John Dempsey}}. <br /> Mkuze, [[South Africa]], August 2003]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]]. | + | [[Africa]]: North-eastern [[South Africa]] to [[Congo]], [[DRC]] and [[Ethiopia]], with an isolated popualtion in [[Central African Republic]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
| + | There are three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | ||
*''P. i. intermedius'' | *''P. i. intermedius'' | ||
| − | :* | + | :*[[Ethiopia]], northwestern and southern [[Somalia]], southeastern [[South Sudan]], northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Kenya]], [[Rwanda]], and [[Tanzania]] |
*''P. i. beattyi'' | *''P. i. beattyi'' | ||
| − | :*Arid coastal western Angola | + | :*Arid coastal western [[Angola]] |
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*''P. i. cabanisii'' | *''P. i. cabanisii'' | ||
| − | :*South | + | :*Coastal [[Tanzania]] to Natal ([[South Africa]]), northern [[Namibia]] and interior southern [[Angola]] |
| + | [[Image:Lesser_Masked_Weaver.jpg|thumb|350px|right|'Male on nest<br />Photo by {{user|IvoZafirov|IvoZafirov}}<br /> [[Uganda]], November 2005]] | ||
==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. | + | Forages in tree canopy for insects and nectar. Also eats flowers, fruit and small seeds. |
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Colonial breeder. It makes a round nest from grass, with an entrance at the bottom. Two to four eggs are incubated for 13 days by the female. Parasitised by [[Dideric Cuckoo]] and (rarely) [[Klaas's Cuckoo]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=2254205 Birdforum thread] discussing ID of this species versus Vitelline Weaver |
| + | #Sinclair et al. 2002. Birds of Southern Africa. Princeton Field Guides, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-09682-1 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|ploceus+intermedius}} | {{GSearch|ploceus+intermedius}} | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ploceus]] |
Latest revision as of 00:31, 28 November 2018
- Ploceus intermedius
Identification
Length 13-14 cm (5-5½ in)
Adult male: A pale-eyed masked weaver; the black mask extends onto the front half of the crown, and has a notch above the eye. Male has a black bill.
Adult female has a pale pinkish-grey bill.
All adults have the greyish legs, but very young juveniles can have pink legs. Juveniles in addition have dark eyes
Distribution
Africa: North-eastern South Africa to Congo, DRC and Ethiopia, with an isolated popualtion in Central African Republic.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are three subspecies:1
- P. i. intermedius
- Ethiopia, northwestern and southern Somalia, southeastern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania
- P. i. beattyi
- Arid coastal western Angola
- P. i. cabanisii
- Coastal Tanzania to Natal (South Africa), northern Namibia and interior southern Angola
Habitat
Open woodland close to water.
Behaviour
Forages in tree canopy for insects and nectar. Also eats flowers, fruit and small seeds.
Breeding
Colonial breeder. It makes a round nest from grass, with an entrance at the bottom. Two to four eggs are incubated for 13 days by the female. Parasitised by Dideric Cuckoo and (rarely) Klaas's Cuckoo.
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/
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Birdforum thread discussing ID of this species versus Vitelline Weaver
- Sinclair et al. 2002. Birds of Southern Africa. Princeton Field Guides, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-09682-1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lesser Masked Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lesser_Masked_Weaver
