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;[[: Category:Histurgops|Histurgops]] ruficauda | ;[[: Category:Histurgops|Histurgops]] ruficauda | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 21 cm (8¼ in) | ||
| + | *Dark brown head, mantle and back, the feathers having pale edges | ||
| + | *Rufous outer tail feathers | ||
| + | *Pale iris | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Rufous-tailed_Weaver.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|AllanP|AllanP}}<br />Serengeti, [[Tanzania]], October 2008]] | |
| + | Acacia savanna of northern [[Tanzania]] south east of Lake Victoria | ||
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| + | This species has also been recorded in western [[Kenya]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species and is the only member of its genus. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> and is the only member of its genus. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Acacia savanna. | Acacia savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| − | + | The diet consists of seeds, insects, including locusts, and fruit. They mostly feed on the ground. | |
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| + | They are [[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monogamous]] colonial breeders, with up to 30 nests in one tree. Each nest is a cylindrical ball. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Histurgops+ruficaud}} | {{GSearch|Histurgops+ruficaud}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[category:Histurgops]] | [[Category:Birds]][[category:Histurgops]] | ||
Revision as of 20:44, 5 October 2016
- Histurgops ruficauda
Identification
21 cm (8¼ in)
- Dark brown head, mantle and back, the feathers having pale edges
- Rufous outer tail feathers
- Pale iris
Distribution
Acacia savanna of northern Tanzania south east of Lake Victoria
This species has also been recorded in western Kenya.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1] and is the only member of its genus.
Habitat
Acacia savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists of seeds, insects, including locusts, and fruit. They mostly feed on the ground.
Breeding
They are Monogamous colonial breeders, with up to 30 nests in one tree. Each nest is a cylindrical ball.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-tailed Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-tailed_Weaver
