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Revision as of 22:53, 25 October 2009
- Plocepasser donaldsoni
Identification
A distinctive and unmistakable big-billed Sparrow-Weaver of semi-desert and arid regions.
Differs from the White-browed Sparrow-Weaver in having creamy cheeks, a dark malar stripe and lacking a broad white eyebrow and white wing-bars.
Distribution
Southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia and northern Kenya.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Dry acacia bush and bushy grasslands.
Behaviour
Usually in small flocks. Frequently found in mixed groups with Speckle-fronted Weavers.
References
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299