Alternative name: Grey-capped Social-Weaver
- Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Identification
Length 10-12 cm (4-4¾ in)
- Small, plain brown,
- Pale grey crown
- White tip to tail
Distribution
Africa: found in southern Sudan, southern Ethiopia, northern Uganda, northern and western Kenya and north-central Tanzania.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. a. arnaudi:
- P. a. dorsalis:
- West and central Tanzania
Habitat
Dry acacia bush, scrub, croplands.
Behaviour
Diet
Their varied diet consists of grass seeds and insects, including grasshoppers, beetles, termites and caterpillars.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-headed Social Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-headed_Social_Weaver