Green weaver
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Green weaver ( Ploceus nelicourvi ), male in breeding plumage |
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The green weaver ( Ploceus nelicourvi , syn .: Parvus nelicourvi ) belongs within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of bunting ( Ploceus ).
The species was formerly known as conspecific with the Sakalavenweber viewed (Ploceus Sakalava).
The Latin additional species comes from Tamil nellukuruvi .
The bird is endemic to Madagascar .
The distribution area includes rainforest and moist secondary forest up to 1950 m altitude, also forest near the coast on sandy soils.
features
The species is 15 cm tall and weighs between 20 and 28 g. This slim weaver bird has an olive-colored upper side without dashes, the underside is gray. The male has a yellow head in the breeding plumage, throat and neck, mask, forehead and crown are black up to the partially covered dark ear covers. The wing covers are monochrome olive-green, the tail is brownish-green, on the underside of the tail red to chestnut brown. The similar female has yellow instead of black on her head, the olive-colored parting extends to the darker ear covers, the reins are gray. Young birds have a greenish underside, the head evenly olive-colored, a little yellow on the chin and upper throat, the dark cinnamon-colored under-tail-covers are characteristic.
The species is monotypical .
voice
The male's song is described as a nasal “tiang tiang” or as a high-pitched “chizz chizz”, “chiz chizz chswriiiisssssiszz”.
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of insects and other arthropods , spiders , beetles , beaked beetles and grasshoppers
The breeding season is between September and December. The species is monogamous with long lasting pair ties, it does not breed in colonies . The nest built by the male is often hung at a height of 2 - 7 m above the water, a clearing or a path. The clutch consists of 2 - 4 pale greenish-blue eggs.
Brown maki , Madagascar cave harrier , banded falcon ( Falco zoniventris ) or barn owl appear as nest robbers .
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).
literature
- GA Scopoli: Parvus nelicourvi. In: Deliciae florae et faunae insubricae. 1786 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Ploceus nelicourvi in the Internet Bird Collection
- Weaver Watch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grünweber , 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 F. Hawkins, R. Safford, A. Skerrett: Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands. Helm Field Guides, 2015, ISBN 978-1-4729-2409-4 .
- ↑ Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers
- ^ R. Safford, F Hawkins: The Birds of Africa. Volume 8: The Malagasy Region: Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarenes. 2013, ISBN 978-0-7136-6532-1 .
- ↑ Redlist