Cabanis weavers
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Cabanis weaver ( Ploceus intermedius ), male |
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The Cabanis weaver ( Ploceus intermedius , syn. Loxia intermedius ) belongs within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of the Ammerweber ( Ploceus ).
The Latin additional species comes from the Latin intermedius 'middle, in the middle' .
The bird is found in East Africa and in southern Africa in Angola , Ethiopia , Botswana , Burundi , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Djibouti , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , Rwanda , Zambia , Zimbabwe , Somalia , South Africa , South Sudan , Swaziland , Tanzania and Uganda , also as an introduced species in the United Arab Emirates .
The distribution area includes bush and tree-covered grassland , preferably near the water, but also in settlements up to 2000 m altitude.
features
The species is 13 cm tall and weighs between 17 and 27 g. In the breeding plumage, the male has a creamy white iris in contrast to the black face mask, which extends over the forehead and crown, cheeks and ear covers and extends to the throat. It is delimited maroon, the legs are blue-gray. The similar yolk weaver has no black on its forehead, has red eyes and pink legs. In the plain dress, the male like the female has a pale iris, blue-gray eyes and yellow over the breast. Young birds have dark eyes.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized, the latter not being listed in the Handbook of the Birds of the World :
- P. i. intermedius Rüppell , 1845, nominate form - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania
- P. i. cabanisii ( WKH Peters , 1868) - southwest of the Congo, on the coast of Angola, southwest Tanzania, southeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northern Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Swaziland
- P. i. Beattyi Traylor , 1959 - Angola's dry coast
voice
The singing of the male is described as a drawn out, lively call with interspersed tones and other elements of “swizzzzzz”. It differs significantly from other weaver birds.
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of insects including caterpillars , grasshoppers , termites , but also plant seeds , mulberries and flowers.
The breeding season is between January and May in the Congo, between October and November and March and July in East Africa, and in Ethiopia also in September. Outside the breeding season, the breeding area is abandoned.
Cabanis weavers are polygynous , breed in large colonies , often together with village weavers and sometimes buffalo weavers . This species is often parasitized by the golden cuckoo .
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).
literature
- E. Rüppell: Systematic overview of the birds of North-East Africa. together with an illustration and description of fifty species, some unknown, some not yet illustrated . P. 71 & 76, S. Schmerber'sche Buchhandlung, Frankfurt 1845 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.51961 Biodiversity Library
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Ploceus intermedius in the Internet Bird Collection
- Weaver Watch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cabanisweber , 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 e Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ a b c d 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