- Pseudonigrita cabanisi
Identification
Length 13 cm.
Dark cap, pale conical bill, black flank stripes, buff underparts, brown back.
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and north-eastern Tanzania.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[2].
Habitat
Dry acacia savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
These birds feed on the ground, sometimes in large flocks.
Breeding
They nest colonially in acacia trees in large, untidy cone-shaped nests attached to slender twigs.
References
- Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-capped Social Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-capped_Social_Weaver
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