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− | + | by the late '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/39695/cat/500 Jan Van den Broeck]''' <br />St Lucia, [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[South Africa]]]] | |
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;[[:Category:Ploceus|Ploceus]] xanthopterus | ;[[:Category:Ploceus|Ploceus]] xanthopterus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | [[Image:1439 Weaver, Southern Brown-throated (1).jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo © by {{user|peterday|Peter Day}}<br />St Lucia, Cape Town, [[South Africa]], January 2019]] | |
− | + | 15 cm (6 in)<br /> | |
'''Breeding adult male''': Bright yellow with a chestnut face, and throat; chestnut does not extend onto the forecrown (as it does in [[Northern Brown-throated Weaver]], [[Rueppell's Weaver]] and [[Cape Weaver]]). The eyes are dull reddish brown. | '''Breeding adult male''': Bright yellow with a chestnut face, and throat; chestnut does not extend onto the forecrown (as it does in [[Northern Brown-throated Weaver]], [[Rueppell's Weaver]] and [[Cape Weaver]]). The eyes are dull reddish brown. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[ | + | '''Western Africa''': occurs only in [[Angola]]<br /> |
− | + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | |
+ | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
''Ploceus xanthopterus'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Ploceus xanthopterus'' has three subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''P. x. castaneigula'' | *''P. x. castaneigula'' | ||
− | :*Extreme north-eastern [[Namibia]], Caprivi Strip ( | + | :*Extreme north-eastern [[Namibia]], Caprivi Strip (Namibia), south-western [[Zambia]] and northern [[Botswana]] |
*''P. x. xanthopterus'' | *''P. x. xanthopterus'' | ||
:*[[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]] and north-eastern [[Zimbabwe]] | :*[[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]] and north-eastern [[Zimbabwe]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | Diet | + | ====Diet==== |
+ | Their diet consists mostly of seeds, berries, flowers and insects. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
A soft ''zweek, zweek'' and a swizzling song. | A soft ''zweek, zweek'' and a swizzling song. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | Polygynous and territorial. Males may breed singly or in colonies of up to 300 nests. Builds a rather untidy nest over water in reedbeds; the nest has no entrance tube. Two to three eggs are incubated for 14-17 days by the female. The nestling period is 14-19 days; young are fed by the female only. | + | [[Dictionary_P-S#P|Polygynous]] and territorial. Males may breed singly or in colonies of up to 300 nests. Builds a rather untidy nest over water in reedbeds; the nest has no entrance tube. Two to three eggs are incubated for 14-17 days by the female. The nestling period is 14-19 days; young are fed by the female only. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}}#Avibase |
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Latest revision as of 10:37, 18 February 2019
- Ploceus xanthopterus
Identification
15 cm (6 in)
Breeding adult male: Bright yellow with a chestnut face, and throat; chestnut does not extend onto the forecrown (as it does in Northern Brown-throated Weaver, Rueppell's Weaver and Cape Weaver). The eyes are dull reddish brown.
Distribution
Western Africa: occurs only in Angola
Eastern Africa: Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Ploceus xanthopterus has three subspecies:[1]
- P. x. castaneigula
- P. x. xanthopterus
- Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and north-eastern Zimbabwe
- P. x. marleyi
- Extreme southern coastal Mozambique and coastal KwaZulu-Natal (eastern South Africa).
Habitat
Forest and scrub; breeds in reedbeds.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds, berries, flowers and insects.
Vocalisation
A soft zweek, zweek and a swizzling song.
Breeding
Polygynous and territorial. Males may breed singly or in colonies of up to 300 nests. Builds a rather untidy nest over water in reedbeds; the nest has no entrance tube. Two to three eggs are incubated for 14-17 days by the female. The nestling period is 14-19 days; young are fed by the female only.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Southern Brown-throated Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Southern_Brown-throated_Weaver