Giant weaver
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Giant weaver ( Ploceus grandis ) |
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The giant weaver ( Ploceus grandis , syn. Hyphantornis grandis ) belongs within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of the bunting weaver ( Ploceus ).
The Latin additional species comes from the Latin grandis 'large' .
The bird is endemic to São Tomé .
The distribution area includes tropical or subtropical moist lowland forests and plantations .
features
The species is 22 cm tall and weighs between 62 and 65 g. It is a very large, stocky weaver bird. The male has a black to brown head including the throat, the beak is blackish, the iris is yellow. The neck with a broad collar and chest band is chestnut to reddish brown, the underside is golden yellow, the elytra yellowish in soft yellow striped brown. The tail is brownish.
The species is monotypical .
voice
The male's singing is described as chattering with a whistling "pche pche pche pche pche pche".
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of grass seeds, nuts ( coconuts ), fruits of the oil palm , papaya and milkweed family .
The breeding season is between December and January.
Giant weavers are monogamous and do not breed in colonies . Unlike other weaver birds, like tree creepers or nuthatches , they can climb trees and branches.
Hazardous situation
The stock is considered to be near threatened .
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Ploceus grandis in the Internet Bird Collection
- Weaver Watch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Riesenweber , 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
- ↑ Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers
- ^ J. Kingdon: Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Plants and Animals. Princeton University Press, 1989, ISBN 0-691-08560-9 .
- ↑ Redlist