Gold coat weaver

Gold coat weaver
	Golden- coat weaver ( Ploceus taeniopterus ), males in transition dress
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Family :	Weaver birds (Ploceidae)
Subfamily :	Ploceinae
Genre :	Ploceus
Type :	Gold coat weaver
Scientific name
	Ploceus taeniopterus
	Reichenbach , 1863

female

The gold coat weaver ( Ploceus taeniopterus ) belongs to the family of the weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of the bunting weaver ( Ploceus ).

The Latin additional species comes from ancient Greek ταινια tainia , German 'band' and ancient Greek πτερόν pteron , German 'wing' .

The bird is found in East Africa in Ethiopia , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Kenya , Sudan (where it is considered very common) and Uganda . Lately mostly on the shores of Lake Baringo .

The distribution area includes habitats with tall grass and isolated acacias , along larger rivers and in swamps .

features

The species is 13 cm tall and weighs between 20 and 27 g. The male has dark brown irises in the breeding plumage and a black face mask from directly behind the eyes down to the chest above, which is broadly framed in dark chestnut brown on the forehead. The combination of a dark eye and a black mask reaching up to the chest is characteristic.

In the plain dress, males and females have dark eyes, a yellow stripe above the eyes and a yellow -brown breast. The top is brown and the beak is darker than that of the female yolk weaver . Fledglings are pinnate similar to the female, but with white eyes and resemble the Cabanis weaver young.

The species is monotypical .

It seems to hybridize with the shoulder patch weaver ( Ploceus badius ) in Sudan .

voice

The male's singing is described as hesitant and jerky with a dry and unmusical ending.

Way of life

The diet consists mainly of plant seeds , but also insects .

The breeding season is between August and October in Sudan, between July and November in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and between May and September in Kenya.

Gold-mantled weavers are polygynous , breed in small colonies . The clutch consists of 2 - 3 greenish to brownish eggs, which are hatched by the female.

Hazardous situation

The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).

literature

HGL Reichenbach: Die Singvögel, 1863, p. 78, Biodiversity Library

Web links

Commons : Goldmantelweber - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Videos, photos and sound recordings of Ploceus taeniopterus in the Internet Bird Collection
Weaver Watch

Individual evidence

↑ Goldmantelweber , 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
↑ R. Demey: Recent reports. In: Bulletins of the African Bird Club Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 239-252, 2014
↑ Redlist

[avibase-1] Goldmantelweber , in Avibase - The World Bird Database

[2] JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991. ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .

[HBW-3] Handbook of the Birds of the World

[Stevenson-4] 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 .

[5] Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers

[6] R. Demey: Recent reports. In: Bulletins of the African Bird Club Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 239-252, 2014

[7] Redlist