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Photo by juninho
Adult male. Photo taken: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Ploceus spekei

[edit] Identification

Yellow, black throat edged with rust, face, and bill, and variable black mottling on the back. Female - upperparts are olive-grey with dusky brown streaks; the underparts are pale yellow, whiter on the belly and greyer on the flanks. The juvenile is similar but duller.

[edit] Distribution

East Africa, eastern Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and northeastern Tanzania.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Savanna, bush, agricultural land, and towns.

[edit] Behaviour

It builds a spherical nest of grass, with a short entrance tube opening sidewasys or downward. 4 deep blue eggs are laid.

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