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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 14cm | + | 14cm (5½ in) |
*Black head | *Black head | ||
*Chestnut back and underparts | *Chestnut back and underparts | ||
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and [[Tanzania]]<br /> | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]] and [[Tanzania]]<br /> | ||
'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]] and [[Botswana]] | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]] and [[Botswana]] | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
[[Image:267weaver copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding<br />Photo by {{user|jdbirdman|jdbirdman}}<br />Waterberg, [[Namibia]], November 2004]] | [[Image:267weaver copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Non-breeding<br />Photo by {{user|jdbirdman|jdbirdman}}<br />Waterberg, [[Namibia]], November 2004]] | ||
− | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
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*''P. r. trothae'': | *''P. r. trothae'': | ||
:*Acacia savanna of south-western [[Angola]], northern [[Namibia]] and [[Botswana]] | :*Acacia savanna of south-western [[Angola]], northern [[Namibia]] and [[Botswana]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | The diet | + | The diet consists mostly of grass seeds, butterflies, wasps, locusts, bees, ants, flowers and nectar. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
[[Image:Chestnut_Weaver.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br /> [[Etosha National Park]], [[Namibia]] ]] | [[Image:Chestnut_Weaver.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br /> [[Etosha National Park]], [[Namibia]] ]] | ||
− | Mongamous and | + | [[Dictionary_M-O#M|Mongamous]] and a colonial breeder. Its large, coarsely woven nest is made of grass and leaf strips, has a downward facing entrance and is suspended from a branch. The clutch consists of 1-6 white eggs. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
#Birds of Eden | #Birds of Eden | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ploceus+rubiginosus}} | {{GSearch|Ploceus+rubiginosus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ploceus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ploceus]] |
Latest revision as of 22:29, 9 August 2017
- Ploceus rubiginosus
Identification
14cm (5½ in)
- Black head
- Chestnut back and underparts
- White throat
- Brown iris and bill
- Grey legs
Females and non-breeding males are drab, sparrow-like birds.
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: found only in Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Southern Africa: Namibia and Botswana
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. r. trothae:
- P. r. rubiginosus:
Habitat
Thornveld and dry broadleaved woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of grass seeds, butterflies, wasps, locusts, bees, ants, flowers and nectar.
Breeding
Mongamous and a colonial breeder. Its large, coarsely woven nest is made of grass and leaf strips, has a downward facing entrance and is suspended from a branch. The clutch consists of 1-6 white eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Birds of Eden
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut_Weaver