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Rüppell's weaver
Ploceus galbula
9.69552, 41.877
Field Notes
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.
Reference Links:
Rüppell's weaver - Wikipedia
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PublishedJune 26, 2017
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