- Ploceus baglafecht
Identification
15 cm
Male:
- Black face patches
- Yellow crown and upper breast
- Yellow underparts
Female:
- Black head
- Bright yellow underparts
- Dark upperparts with yellow streaks on wings
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 8 subspecies[1]:
- P. b. neumanni :
- Eastern Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic
- P. b. baglafecht:
- P. b. eremobius:
- Northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and southwestern South Sudan
- P. b. emini (budongoensis):
- Southeastern South Sudan, central and eastern Ethiopia, and northern Uganda
- P. b. reichenowi: Picture of Male Picture of female
- P. b. stuhlmanni:
- P. b. sharpii:
- Montane forests of south-western Tanzania
- P. b. nyikae:
Habitat
Cultivated areas, open woods, forest margins and in towns throughout highland areas.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects, but fruit and seeds are also eaten.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Kenya Birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Baglafecht Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Baglafecht_Weaver
