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Murchison Falls, Uganda - Weaver? (1 Viewer)
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Andy Adcock
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My first thought based solely on the bill would be Slender-billed Weaver but I'd expect to be able to see the distinctive grey legs?
It might help eliminate other 'masked' Weavers if you have a shot showing eye colour?
It might help eliminate other 'masked' Weavers if you have a shot showing eye colour?
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I'd go for Vitelline Masked myself for this one.
For Slender-billed: I think the black should go further back on the head, the yellow should be lemony, and the legs should be grey. The bill shape seems to be a result of the angle of the photo (though other shots, even if they don't show any other eye colour, might help with this). And the dark red eye could not be visible in the light in this photo.
Baglafecht doesn't have this mask pattern.
For Slender-billed: I think the black should go further back on the head, the yellow should be lemony, and the legs should be grey. The bill shape seems to be a result of the angle of the photo (though other shots, even if they don't show any other eye colour, might help with this). And the dark red eye could not be visible in the light in this photo.
Baglafecht doesn't have this mask pattern.
Andy Adcock
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Now think it's a Little Weaver.
Here are two other photos (though they might not be the exact same bird):
https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/60536888/original.jpeg?1580393345
https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/60536942/original.jpeg?1580393406
With the additional photos, I think so too.
