Brown cap weaver
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Brown cap weaver ( Ploceus insignis ) |
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The brown cap weaver ( Ploceus insignis , syn. Sycobrotus insignis ) belongs to the genus of the bunting weaver ( Ploceus ) within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae ).
The Latin additional species comes from the Latin insignis 'especially' .
The bird is found in Africa in Bioko , Cameroon , Kenya , Rwanda and Uganda, as well as in southeastern Nigeria , in the south of South Sudan , in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , in Burundi , north-west of Tanzania and in the west of Angola .
The distribution area includes mountain forest with tall trees, bamboo , and secondary forest from 1200 to 3000 m altitude.
features
The species is 14 cm tall and weighs between 26 and 30 g. The male is a bright yellow weaver with a black head including reins, ear-covers, chin and throat, wings and tail are also black. The male has maroon on the forehead, crown and nape and a yellow patch on the chest. The female is distinguished by a black cap. Young birds are paler with blackish-greenish heads, possibly also yellowish mottled.
The species is monotypical .
voice
The male's singing is described as a high “siio siip”, as well as a series of whistles with falling tones followed by “chi-bo”.
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of insects and fruits. The foraging takes place on all levels from the top to the ground, the birds move like woodpeckers along the branches.
The breeding season is between March and December in Cameroon, between March and October in Sudan, in January in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between August and September and December in Uganda, and between January and April and November in Kenya.
The species is likely to be monogamous . The clutch consists of two pale blue eggs with individual brown spots.
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).
literature
- RB Sharpe: Sycobrotus insignis: In: Ibis , Vol. 3, 6th series, 1891, p. 117 Biodiversity Library
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Ploceus insignis in the Internet Bird Collection
- Weaver Watch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Braunkappenweber , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
- ^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991. ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ A b c T. Stevenson, J. Fanshawe: Birds of East Africa. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-691-12665-4 .
- ↑ Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers
- ↑ Redlist