Preussweber
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The Preussweber ( Ploceus preussi , syn. Symplectes preussi ) belongs within the family of the weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of the Ammerweber ( Ploceus ).
The Latin addition to species refers to the German botanist Paul Preuss (1861–1926).
The bird is found in sub-Saharan Africa : in Ghana and Cameroon , but also in Equatorial Guinea , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Ivory Coast , Gabon , Guinea , Liberia , the Republic of the Congo , Sierra Leone and the Central African Republic .
The distribution area includes evergreen primary and secondary forest above 1000 m altitude.
features
The species is 14 cm tall and weighs about 31 g. The male is bright yellow in the breeding plumage with black, light gray striped wing covers and a black mask up to the chin and throat. The beak is gray, the iris is reddish. The forehead and crown are orange-brown. In contrast to the very similar brown cap weaver ( Ploceus insignis ), the forehead color gradually changes into the yellow of the neck, and the chest mark is also chestnut brown. Compared to the yellow-cap weaver ( Ploceus dorsomaculatus ) the rump is yellow. The female has a black mask and a black headband, the rest of the parting is yellow.
Young birds have a pale beak and a yellow-olive head.
The species is monotypical .
voice
The male's singing is not documented, the call is a sharp, repeated "chwep".
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of insects .
The breeding season is in November in Liberia, in August in Cameroon and between March and August and in December in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Preussweber are monogamous and breed individually, the nestlings are cared for by both parent birds.
Hazardous situation
The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ). endangered ( Vulnerable ).
literature
- A. Reichenow: Symplectes preussi. In: Journal of Ornithology . Article: Report on the September 1892 Meeting, Vol. 40, 1892, p. 442, Biodiversity Library
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings on Ploceus preussi in the Internet Bird Collection
- Weaver Watch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Preuss Weber , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
- ^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991. ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
- ^ B. Beolens, M. Watkins: Whose Bird ?: Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate , Christopher Helm, London, 2003
- ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers
- ↑ Redlist