Diadem Wida

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Diadem Wida
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Weaver birds (Ploceidae)
Subfamily : Ploceinae
Genre : Fire weaver ( Euplectes )
Type : Diadem Wida
Scientific name
Euplectes diadematus
Fischer & Reichenow , 1878

The diadem-Wida or diadem Weber ( Euplectes diadematus ) is one within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of fire Weber ( Euplectes ).

features

The diadem wida is 10 cm tall and about 14 g in weight. The male has a small, bright red spot on the forehead and top of the head in its splendid dress , otherwise the head is black. The back and rump are yellow, the coat is striped yellow and black, the wings are rimmed yellow. In the plain dress , like females and young animals, it has an ocher-brown color, dark stripes on the back, light gray belly and light yellow-brown stripes above the eyes.

distribution and habitat

Diadem widas usually appear in large numbers after rainfall in Kenya , as well as in the north of Tanzania and in Somalia in open semi-arid grassland and arable land up to 1000 m altitude.

nutrition

Diadem widas feed mainly on grass seeds, especially barn millet (Echinochloa) and Sporobolus - sweet grasses .

Hazardous situation

The Diadem-Wida is not considered endangered ( Least Concern ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Avibase Euplectes diadematus
  2. ^ A b T. Stevenson, J. Fanshawe: Birds of East Africa. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi ,. Princeton University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-691-12665-8 .
  3. ↑ a b c Handbook of the Birds of the World
  4. ↑ Euplectes diadematus in the IUCN 2016-3 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: BirdLife International, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017.