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[[Image:Red-headed_Weaver.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male <br />Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br/>[[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]] ]] | [[Image:Red-headed_Weaver.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male <br />Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br/>[[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]] ]] | ||
| − | + | ;[[Category:Anaplectes]] [[: Category:Anaplectes|Anaplectes]] rubriceps | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 13-15 cm, mass 17-26 g. | Length 13-15 cm, mass 17-26 g. | ||
| − | Long, red bill diagnostic. | + | Long, red bill diagnostic, except where there is overlap in range with [[Red Weaver]]. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Red Weaver]] was formerly included in this species. | ||
[[File:Red-headed_Weaver_leuconotus_VS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|A. r. leuconotus<br />Photo © by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br /> Ruaha National Park, [[Tanzania]], 9 September 2019]] | [[File:Red-headed_Weaver_leuconotus_VS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|A. r. leuconotus<br />Photo © by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br /> Ruaha National Park, [[Tanzania]], 9 September 2019]] | ||
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| + | Clements recognizes these subspecies[[#References|[1]]]: | ||
*''A. r. leuconotus'' | *''A. r. leuconotus'' | ||
:*[[Senegambia]] to southern [[Chad]], northern [[Central African Republic]], southwestern and southern [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], and northern [[Somalia]], south through [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]] to [[Malawi]] | :*[[Senegambia]] to southern [[Chad]], northern [[Central African Republic]], southwestern and southern [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], and northern [[Somalia]], south through [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]] to [[Malawi]] | ||
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*''A. r. rubriceps'' | *''A. r. rubriceps'' | ||
:*Southern [[Angola]] to north-eastern [[Namibia]], southern [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and north-eastern [[South Africa]] | :*Southern [[Angola]] to north-eastern [[Namibia]], southern [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and north-eastern [[South Africa]] | ||
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Uses coarser material for its nest than most other weavers; includes stripped midribs of leaves, twigs and broad leaves. | Uses coarser material for its nest than most other weavers; includes stripped midribs of leaves, twigs and broad leaves. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|"Anaplectes rubriceps" {{!}} "Red-headed Weaver" }} | + | {{GSearch|"Anaplectes rubriceps" {{!}} "Red-headed Weaver" -jubaensis -finch}} |
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anaplectes]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Anaplectes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:37, 27 November 2023
- Anaplectes rubriceps
Identification
Length 13-15 cm, mass 17-26 g.
Long, red bill diagnostic, except where there is overlap in range with Red Weaver.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Red Weaver was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- A. r. leuconotus
- Senegambia to southern Chad, northern Central African Republic, southwestern and southern Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and northern Somalia, south through Uganda and Kenya to Malawi
- A. r. rubriceps
- Southern Angola to north-eastern Namibia, southern Zambia, Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa
Habitat
Woodland and savanna.
Behaviour
Forages in trees and bushes for invertebrates; also eats seeds and fruit.
Breeding
Uses coarser material for its nest than most other weavers; includes stripped midribs of leaves, twigs and broad leaves.
References
- 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/
- 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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-headed Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-headed_Weaver
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
