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white headed buffalo weaver

Dinemellia dinemelli

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Description:

Buffalo weavers get their name from their habits of following herds to catch insects kicked up by buffalo and other large herbivores. Unlike more iconic weavers, the white headed pair builds their nests together, pushing materials together in a rough nest with an entrance tube below

Habitat:

Tarangire

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