- Ploceus temporalis
Identification
15 cm (6 in)
Breeding male
- Golden-yellow forehead and crown
- Olive-green nape, upperparts and tail
- Olive-brown upperwing
- Yellow edges to remiges
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: north-western Zambia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Riparian grasslands and shrubby areas along streams.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, such as beetles, caterpillars and grasshoppers.
Breeding
They breed colonially and are thought to be Polygynous.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bocage's Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bocage%27s_Weaver
External Links
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