Black-capped Social Weaver

What the Black-capped Social Weaver sounds like

Recorded by Frank shirima · Call · Kudu Hills,Mererani, Simanjiro, Manyara Region, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Frank shirima · Call · Shambalaya, Simanjiro, Mkoa wa Manyara, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

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When to see the Black-capped Social Weaver

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-capped Social Weaver

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Black-capped Social Weaver

The black-capped social weaver is a sparrow-like species of bird that has been assigned to the weaverbird family. It was originally described by Fisher and Reichenow, and later re-classified by the latter to the genus Pseudonigrita. Adults have a large black cap, ivory-colored bill, red eyes, brown back and wings, blackish-brown tail, white throat and underparts with a black midline, and dark horn-colored legs. It breeds in colonies and roofed nests with an entrance at the bottom in thorny trees such as acacias are constructed by the male from grass stems. It is found in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. It is sometimes kept and bred in captivity.

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Easily confused with

Grey-capped Social WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiThe grey-capped social weaver is small for a weaver with 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in) long, and it weighs 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 oz). Grey-capped Social WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiThe grey-capped social weaver is small for a weaver with 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in) long, and it weighs 15–26 g (0.53–0.92 oz).