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| − | + | [[Image:White-browed_Sparrow_Weaver.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mybs|Mybs}}<br />[[Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park]], [[South Africa]], September 2005]] | |
| − | [[Image:White-browed_Sparrow_Weaver.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Mybs<br /> | + | ;[[:Category:Plocepasser|Plocepasser]] mahali |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | Length 16-19 cm, mass 40-55 g | |
| + | *Broad, white eyebrow stripe and white rump | ||
| + | *Bill: black in male; female - horn-coloured; juvenile - pinkish-brown | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:White-browed Sparrow-Weaver ssp pectoralis .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Sub-species ''pectoralis''<br />Photo by {{user|nkgray|nkgray}}<br />Near Puku Ridge camp, [[South Luangwa National Park]], [[Zambia]], July 2010]] | |
| − | + | [[Africa]]<br /> | |
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': northern and central [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], western [[Zimbabwe]], northern [[South Africa]], Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, [[Lesotho]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are four recognized subspecies: | There are four recognized subspecies: | ||
| + | *''P. m. melanorhynchus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Sudan]] to [[Kenya]] | ||
| + | *''P. m. ansorgei'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Angola]] to extreme northern [[Namibia]] | ||
| + | *''P. m. pectoralis'': has breast speckling not found in the nominate species | ||
| + | :*[[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Botswana]] | ||
| + | *''P. m. mahali'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Namibia]], southern [[Botswana]], southern [[Zimbabwe]] and [[South Africa]] | ||
| − | '' | + | Two additional subspecies, ''stentor'' and ''terricolor'' are not recognised by all authorities.<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry | + | Dry acacia and mopane woodland, thornveld and dry river courses, acacia savannah. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | They build inverted-U-shaped nests of dry grass | + | A noisy, active and gregarious Sparrow-weaver. |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Forage in groups (usually less than 10 individuals) on the ground, mostly near the nest tree. Diet includes insects, seeds, fruit and leaves. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Monogamous; colonial and cooperative breeder. They build inverted-U-shaped nests of dry grass. One to three eggs are incubated for about 14 days; The nestling period is about 22 days. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Plocepasser+mahali}} | {{GSearch|Plocepasser+mahali}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Plocepasser]] |
Latest revision as of 17:49, 24 June 2011
- Plocepasser mahali
Identification
Length 16-19 cm, mass 40-55 g
- Broad, white eyebrow stripe and white rump
- Bill: black in male; female - horn-coloured; juvenile - pinkish-brown
Distribution
Sub-species pectoralis
Photo by nkgray
Near Puku Ridge camp, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, July 2010
Photo by nkgray
Near Puku Ridge camp, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, July 2010
Africa
Western Africa: Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: northern and central Namibia, Botswana, western Zimbabwe, northern South Africa, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Lesotho
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are four recognized subspecies:
- P. m. melanorhynchus:
- P. m. ansorgei:
- P. m. pectoralis: has breast speckling not found in the nominate species
- P. m. mahali:
- Southern Namibia, southern Botswana, southern Zimbabwe and South Africa
Two additional subspecies, stentor and terricolor are not recognised by all authorities.[2]
Habitat
Dry acacia and mopane woodland, thornveld and dry river courses, acacia savannah.
Behaviour
A noisy, active and gregarious Sparrow-weaver.
Diet
Forage in groups (usually less than 10 individuals) on the ground, mostly near the nest tree. Diet includes insects, seeds, fruit and leaves.
Breeding
Monogamous; colonial and cooperative breeder. They build inverted-U-shaped nests of dry grass. One to three eggs are incubated for about 14 days; The nestling period is about 22 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) White-browed Sparrow-Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/White-browed_Sparrow-Weaver
