Schwarzkopfweber

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Schwarzkopfweber
Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus), male in breeding plumage

Black- headed Weaver ( Ploceus melanocephalus ), male in breeding plumage

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Weaver birds (Ploceidae)
Subfamily : Ploceinae
Genre : Ploceus
Type : Schwarzkopfweber
Scientific name
Ploceus melanocephalus
( Linnaeus , 1758)

The black- headed weaver ( Ploceus melanocephalus , syn. Loxia melanocephala ) belongs within the family of weaver birds (Ploceidae) to the genus of the bunting weaver (Ploceus).

The Latin additional species comes from ancient Greek μελας, μελανος melas, melanos , German 'black' and ancient Greek κεφαλος kephalos , German 'head' .

The bird is found in West Africa , Central Africa and East Africa in Gambia , Ghana , Kenya , Rwanda , Senegal and Uganda , and the species was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula .

The distribution area includes different habitats with tall grass, reeds or papyrus mostly in the vicinity of water bodies from 600 to 1700 m altitude.

features

The species is 14 cm tall, the male weighs between 21 and 25 g, the female between 17 and 21 g. The male resembles the Jackson weaver ( Ploceus jacksoni ) in breeding dress , but the black mask ends near the rear end of the head, the neck is yellow and often forms a neck band. The iris is brown, the underside is yellow and pale chestnut brown. In the plain dress, the male, like the female and young birds, is browner than the Jackson weaver and is more similar to the female of the reed weaver ( Ploceus castanops ), but which has a white iris.

Geographic variation

The following subspecies are recognized:

Worldbirdnames also has its own subspecies

  • P. m. fischeri Reichenow , 1887, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, West Kenya, Tanzania and North Zambia.

voice

The male's singing is described as a mixture of various whistling, creaking noises “squeee-ki-kee”, “si si si” and deep nasal sounds.

Clutch in Senegal

Way of life

The diet consists mainly of seeds and insects , the offspring are mostly fed with insects. Digs for prey with its beak. Lives socially as colonies , forms hunting communities outside of the breeding season.

The breeding season is between May and October in Mauritania, between April and November in Senegal, between June and September in Gambia, July and October in Mali and between August and October in Burkina Faso.

Hazardous situation

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

literature

  • C. von Linné: Loxia melanocephala in: Systema Naturae , 10th edition, 1758, p. 175
  • CH Fry, S. Keith (Ed.): The Birds of Africa. Vol 7: Sparrows to Buntings. Christopher Helm, London 2004

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schwarzkopfweber , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
  2. ^ JA Jobling: A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford University Press. 1991, ISBN 0-19-854634-3 .
  3. ↑ Ana Sanz-Aguilar, José D. Anadón, Pim Edelaar, Martina Carrete, José Luis Tella: Can Establishment Success Be Determined through Demographic Parameters? A Case Study on Five Introduced Bird Species . In: PLOS ONE . tape 9 , no. 10 , October 15, 2014, p. e110019 , doi : 10.1371 / journal.pone.0110019 , PMID 25333743 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
  5. ↑ 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 .
  6. ↑ Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers.
  7. ↑ Redlist