Riedweber

Riedweber
	Reed weaver ( Ploceus castanops ), female
Systematics
Order :	Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination :	Songbirds (passeri)
Family :	Weaver birds (Ploceidae)
Subfamily :	Ploceinae
Genre :	Ploceus
Type :	Riedweber
Scientific name
	Ploceus castanops
	Shelley , 1888

The reed weaver ( Ploceus castanops , syn. Loxia castanops ) belongs within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of the bunting weaver ( Ploceus ).

The Latin additional species comes from ancient Greek κάστανον kastanon , German 'chestnut (brown)' and ancient Greek ὤψ ops , German 'face' .

The bird is found in East Africa in northern Burundi , in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , in western Kenya , in Rwanda , in northwestern Tanzania and in Uganda .

The distribution area includes moist habitats along rivers and lakes, especially overgrown with papyrus or reeds, also in the vicinity of arable land of 900–2000 m altitude.

features

male

The species is 14 cm tall and weighs between 18 and 27 g. In the breeding plumage, the male has a dark chestnut-brown mask tapering towards the chest, looking almost black around the eyes and the base of the beak. The iris is whitish in contrast to Kilomberoweber ( Ploceus burnieri ), in which the iris is dark brown. The forehead is maroon, parting and neck golden yellow, the top olive green with dark stripes. The similar brown-throated weaver ( Ploceus xanthopterus ) is somewhat larger and lighter, differs in its yellow forehead and dark eyes. The female has a brownish upper surface and is similar to the black- headed weaver ( Ploceus melanocephalus ), but has whitish eyes. Fledglings look like females, but with dark eyes.

The species is monotypical .

voice

The male's song is described as a high-pitched chirping with various hissing and squeaking noises. The bird sing persistently to defend its territory.

Way of life

The diet consists mainly of seeds including millet , also insects . It hunts in small groups, often with other weaver birds on the ground and on floating plants.

The species can breed in any month with a focus on March to May and September in Uganda, February to May and July in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The species is probably monogamous , likes to breed in colonies . The clutch consists of 2 to 3 pink or pale blue eggs, possibly red-brown spotted or monochrome. Both parent birds feed them.

Hazardous situation

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

literature

GE Shelley: Ploceus castanops in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London, 1888, p. 35, Biodiversitylibrary

Web links

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

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

Individual evidence

↑ Ried Weber , 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 ^c ^d 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

[avibase-1] Ried Weber , 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] 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] Redlist