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White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser mahali

Photo by KévinlePape
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

It ranges from 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in.) in length and is characterized by a broad, white eyebrow stripe and white rump visible in flight. While the male White-browed Sparrow-Weaver sports a black bill, the female's bill is horn-colored; that of the juvenile is pinkish-brown. In Zimbabwe, the White-browed Sparrow-Weaver shows faint brown spotting across its white breast.

Habitat:

thornveld, scrubby, dry riverbanks

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2011

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