Kilometer winners
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The Kilomberoweber ( Ploceus burnieri ) belongs within the family of the weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of the Ammerweber ( Ploceus ).
The Latin additional species refers to the Swiss ornithologist Eric Burnier.
The bird is endemic to Tanzania .
The distribution area includes swamps along the Kilombero River , also seasonally flooded grass areas near the town of Ifakara below 300 m. Height.
features
This weaver is 13 cm tall, the male weighs between 17 and 21, the female between 14 and 17 g. The male in the breeding plumage looks similar to the reed weaver ( Ploceus castanops ), but the V-shaped, narrow chestnut-brown mask is blacker and the iris is dark brown. The beak, ear-covers and throat are black, head, neck and underside are golden yellow, forehead and vertex are yellow-brown-orange, the upper side yellow-brown, the wing covers strongly striped black-yellow, the tail is short. In a simple dress like the female and young birds, the plumage is paler, the breast is washed out yellow, the underside pale yellowish-white, the rump is gray-white, the eye-stripe is yellow-brown, the beak is dark or light gray.
The species is monotypical .
voice
The call of the male is described as "chuk", more sharply as an alarm call.
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of grass seeds. Likes to look for food in groups on the ground, otherwise along the blades of grass.
The breeding season is between December and February. The bird is probably polygynous , breeding in the reeds mostly in colonies with up to 30 nests, but also alone. The nest built by the male is oval with a side entrance facing the ground. 1 - 2 evenly olive-brown to turquoise eggs with light brown spots are laid.
Hazardous situation
The stock is considered to be endangered ( Vulnerable ).
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Ploceus burnieri in the Internet Bird Collection
- Neil E. Baker & Elizabeth M. Baker: Tanzania
- Weber Watch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kilomberoweber , in Avibase - The world bird database
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ^ A b 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