Cape weavers
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Cape weaver ( Ploceus capensis ), male in Johannesburg |
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The cape weaver ( Ploceus capensis , syn .: Oriolus capensis ) belongs within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of the bunting weaver ( Ploceus ).
The species was previously regarded as conspecific with the boca tissue ( Ploceus temporalis ).
The Latin additional species refers to the Cape of Good Hope .
The bird is found in South Africa , Swaziland and Lesotho .
The distribution area includes open habitats with a single tree population and safe water supply, including fynbos .
features
The species is 18 cm tall, the male weighs between 44 and 52 g, the female between 36 and 45 g, so a fairly large light yellow weaver bird with a long beak. The male has chestnut to orange brown on the forehead, chin and throat, a black beak and a pale iris . The female is olive in color with a yellow throat, pale beak and brown iris. However, about every 5th person also has a pale eye. Young birds are more obtuse with a yellowish underside.
The species is monotypical .
voice
The male's song is described as a long series of chattering and whistling tones on the same pitch.
Way of life
The food consists of approximately equal parts of insects and fruits, which are searched for on the ground by turning small stones and in tree bark. Insects are also caught in flight.
The breeding season is between July and November and August to February. Cape weavers are distinctly polygynous and breed in colonies where the males who also build the nest defend their territory. They breed in the reeds and trees standing next to reeds, occasionally together with the lobar star . The clutch consists of 2 - 5 unpatterned blue eggs. The species is parasitized by the gold cuckoo .
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).
literature
- C. Linnaeus: Systema naturae: per regna tria natura, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Vol. 1, part 1, 1766, p. 163.
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Ploceus capensis in the Internet Bird Collection
- Weaver Watch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kapweber , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
- ↑ PAR Hockey, WRJ Dean & PG Ryan (ed.), Robert's Birds of Southern Africa , 7th edition, 2005. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 0-620-34053-3 .
- ↑ A. Craig: Family Ploceidae (weavers) In: Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 15. Weavers to New World Warblers . J del Hoyo, A Elliott & D Christie (Eds.). 2010, pp. 74-197
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers
- ↑ Redlist