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Ploceus taeniopterus

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[edit] Identification

Breeding male: Black facial mask extends down into the upper breast and above the eye. The black mask is edged chestnut, merging to yellow on the hindcrown, sides of the neck and underparts.

[edit] Distribution

Sudan, north-eastern Zaire, south-western Ethiopia, northern Uganda and north-westernKenya.

[edit] Taxonomy

Ploceus taeniopterus has two subspecies:

• P. t. furensis

• Swamps of western Sudan

• P. t. taeniopterus

• South-eastern Sudan to north-eastern Zaire, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya and south-western Ethiopia

[edit] Habitat

Semi-arid savanna.

[edit] Behaviour

It is gregarious, nesting in colonies of up to 100 pairs, at the waters edge and is generally during or close to the rains.

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