Sakalava weaver
| Sakalava weaver | |
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| Ploceus sakalava building a nest in the Anjajavy Forest | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Ploceidae |
| Genus: | Ploceus |
| Species: | P. sakalava |
| Binomial name | |
| Ploceus sakalava Hartlaub, 1861 | |
The Sakalava weaver (Ploceus sakalava) sometimes known as the Sakalava fody is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Distribution
It is found in small flocks. It's natural habitat is the dry lowland forests and scrubland of the north, west and south of Madagascar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Description
The adult male has a yellow head and upper breast during the breeding season, with a pale grey belly and light and brown wings with white wing-tips. The male has distinctive red eye-rings and silver bill extending with a 'V' shape into the forehead. The non-breeding male has a dark brown head and pale grey breast, flanked with white.
The female has the appearance more of a house sparrow with pale almost white breast and duller slightly pink bill. The female also has a red eye-ring and sometimes small flashes of red around the eye.
Gallery
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Female
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Sakalava weaver near Toliara
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Sakalava weaver at Soalara
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Male sakalava weaver
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Sakalava weaver bird nests
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Eggs of Ploceus sakalava MHNT
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ploceus sakalava". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Sakalava weaver - Species text in Weaver Watch.
- Image at ADW
