Carrot weaver

Carrot weaver
	Carrot Weaver ( Ploceus nigerrimus ), P. n. Nigerrimus , Uganda
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Family :	Weaver birds (Ploceidae)
Subfamily :	Ploceinae
Genre :	Ploceus
Type :	Carrot weaver
Scientific name
	Ploceus nigerrimus
	Vieillot , 1819

i P. n. castaneofuscus , Ghana

The moor weaver ( Ploceus nigerrimus ) belongs within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of the bunting weaver ( Ploceus ).

The Latin additional species comes from the Latin nigerrimus 'very black' .

The bird is found in Africa in Angola , Gabon , Cameroon , Kenya , Rwanda , Tanzania and Uganda .

The distribution area includes clearings , habitats with tall grass and trees , on forest edges, on cultivated areas, often in or near villages, 700 to 2000 m altitude.

features

The species is 15 to 17 cm tall and weighs between 21 and 44 g. The male is a completely black weaver bird with pale yellow irises and a black beak, the legs are gray to brownish. Females and juveniles are clearly dark olive-green streaked on the top, on the underside they are dirty yellow with an olive-brown breast and on the flanks. The eyes are darker in the young bird.

Geographic variation

The International Ornithological Union and Avibase recognize the following subspecies:

P. n. Nigerrimus Vieillot , 1819, nominate form - extreme southeastern Nigeria to Uganda, western Kenya, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
P. n. Castaneofuscus Lesson, R , 1840, - Sierra Leone to Nigeria

The latter is listed in the Handbook of the Birds of the World as an independent species of fox weaver ( Ploceus castaneofuscus ), and the black weaver ( Ploceus nigerrimus ) is therefore regarded as monotypical .

voice

The singing of the male is described as bubbly, chattering, as a short "chrrr-szee-zuit".

Way of life

The diet consists mainly of insects , probably also fruits and plant seeds as well as nectar .

The breeding season is in February in Nigeria, all year round except August in Cameroon, between December and February and July in Gabon, between July and August in the Central African Republic.

Carrot weavers are sociable, polygynous, and breed in colonies .

Hazardous situation

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

literature

LP Vieillot: Le Tisserin Noir Ploceus nigerrimus In: Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Vol. 34, p. 130, 1819 Biodiversity Library

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Mohrenweber , 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 ^e 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
↑ HBW
↑ Redlist

[avibase-1] Mohrenweber , 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] HBW

[7] Redlist