- Ploceus batesi
Identification
13–14 cm
- Chestnut brown head
- Black lores
Distribution
Western Africa: found in lowland forests of southern Cameroon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Lowland rain forests at heights up to 900 m.
Behaviour
Action
They climb tree trunks in a zig-zag fashion.
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects. They forage singly, in pairs and sometimes in mixed species flocks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bates's Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bates%27s_Weaver
External Links
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