Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Weavers and Allies :: Black-headed Weaver

Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Yellow-collared Weaver, Yellow-backed Weaver, Gambian Black-headed Weaver, Victoria Masked-weaver, Lake Victoria Weaver, Entebbe Weaver
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda - Dec, 2005 © Tom Tarrant  Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda - Sep 23, 2008 © Karen Honeycutt  Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda - Sep 23, 2008 © Karen Honeycutt 
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Range

(1) Senegambia, s. Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, n. Ghana, Togo, Benin, s. Nigeria, and Cameroon.
(2) N. Nigeria, s. Chad (Lake Chad area), and Central African Republic.
(3) Ce. Zaire s. in the Congo basin to n. Zambia.
(4) Ne. Sudan, nw. Ethiopia, and Eritrea.
(5) Ex. se. Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, w. Kenya and nw. Tanzania.
Introduced to Sao Tome.
The Victoria Masked-weaver or Entebbe Weaver occurs in s. Uganda along the shores of Lake Victoria near Entebbe.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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