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;[[: Category:Amblyospiza|Amblyospiza]] albifrons | ;[[: Category:Amblyospiza|Amblyospiza]] albifrons | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 18 cm (7 in); a large weaver with overall dark plumage and a heavy bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Most of [[Africa]] south of Sahara. | Most of [[Africa]] south of Sahara. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This species has ten subspecies, and | + | [[Image:12368Grosbeak_Weaver3024_by_rudydbn.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female by {{user|rudydbn|rudydbn}}<br />St. Lucia, Natal, [[South Africa]], October 2004]] |
| + | This is the only member of its genus. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | This species has ten subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''A. a. capitalba'': [[Senegal]] to south-western [[Nigeria]] | ||
| + | *''A. a. saturata'': south-eastern [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], northern [[Gabon]], northern [[Congo]], south-western [[Central African Republic]], north-western [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] | ||
| + | *''A. a. melanota'': [[Ethiopia]], southern [[Sudan]], [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]], north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *''A. a. unicolor'': Southern [[Somalia]], coastal eastern [[Kenya]], eastern Tanzania and extreme southern [[Malawi]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Juvenile Thick-billed Weavers 300x225.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Lake Panic Bird Hide, near Skukuza, [[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]] January 2008]] | ||
| + | *''A. a. montana'': Interior southern Kenya and Tanzania to [[Malawi]], [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
| + | *''A. a. tandae'': Northern [[Angola]] and extreme western Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| + | *''A. a. kasaica'': southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kasai) | ||
| + | *''A. a. maxima'': South-eastern [[Angola]], Caprivi Strip, northern [[Botswana]], extreme north-western Zimbabwe | ||
| + | *''A. a. albifrons'': eastern [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | *''A. a. woltersi'': [[Mozambique]] (south of Zambezi) and adjacent eastern Zimbabwe to Zululand | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Reedbeds, coastal and evergreen forests. | Reedbeds, coastal and evergreen forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their varied diet consists of seeds, soft fruit and insects. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Amblyospiza+albifrons}} | {{GSearch|Amblyospiza+albifrons}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amblyospiza]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Amblyospiza]] | ||
Revision as of 00:48, 23 December 2015
Alternative name: Thick-billed Weaver
- Amblyospiza albifrons
Identification
18 cm (7 in); a large weaver with overall dark plumage and a heavy bill
Distribution
Most of Africa south of Sahara.
Taxonomy
This is the only member of its genus.
Subspecies
This species has ten subspecies[1]:
- A. a. capitalba: Senegal to south-western Nigeria
- A. a. saturata: south-eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, northern Gabon, northern Congo, south-western Central African Republic, north-western Democratic Republic of the Congo
- A. a. melanota: Ethiopia, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, north-western Tanzania
- A. a. unicolor: Southern Somalia, coastal eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania and extreme southern Malawi
Juvenile
Photo by nkgray
Lake Panic Bird Hide, near Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa January 2008
Photo by nkgray
Lake Panic Bird Hide, near Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa January 2008
- A. a. montana: Interior southern Kenya and Tanzania to Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- A. a. tandae: Northern Angola and extreme western Democratic Republic of the Congo
- A. a. kasaica: southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kasai)
- A. a. maxima: South-eastern Angola, Caprivi Strip, northern Botswana, extreme north-western Zimbabwe
- A. a. albifrons: eastern South Africa
- A. a. woltersi: Mozambique (south of Zambezi) and adjacent eastern Zimbabwe to Zululand
Habitat
Reedbeds, coastal and evergreen forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their varied diet consists of seeds, soft fruit and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grosbeak Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grosbeak_Weaver
