Vitelline Masked Weaver - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Steve G, Location: Faraba, The Gambia

Ploceus vitellinus

Identification

Black facial mask shows a clear cut off at the chin.

Distribution

Africa.

Behaviour

It nests in colonies in trees. It builds an onion shaped nest from woven green grass.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Craig, A. (2020). Vitelline Masked Weaver (Ploceus vitellinus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/61024 on 13 February 2020).
3. Zimmerman, D.A., Turner, D.A., Pearson, D.J. (1996) Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, ISBN 0-691-01022

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Vitelline Masked Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vitelline_Masked_Weaver

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