- 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 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-headed_Weaver
External Links
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