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Rüppell's weaver

Ploceus galbula

Description:

Medium sized weaver, some 14 cm in length. Male bright yellow, with yellow-green coat, striped black and yellow on top of wing covers. Distinguished signs are chestnut (not black) crown extending only on front, around the eyes and throat; red eye. Female and non-breeding male non-descript, duller, with dark eyes.

Habitat:

Colonial breeder, in dry acacia savannah. Endemic to NE Africa, in particular Sudan and Ethiopia.

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2 Comments

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 6 years ago

Many thanks Felix, I'm really glad you do. And same here about yours, as well.

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 6 years ago

Great series! Love your spottings, Zlatan.

Zlatan Celebic
Spotted by
Zlatan Celebic

Somali, Ethiopia

Spotted on Dec 5, 2013
Submitted on Jun 26, 2017

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