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:*[[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Botswana]] | :*[[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Botswana]] | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 20 September 2023
- 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
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. (2024) White-browed Sparrow-Weaver. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-browed_Sparrow-Weaver
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
