Ploceus castaneiceps

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Common Names

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Description

Physical Description

Habitat

Lowlands, swamps , and bush .

Biology

Diet

Insects, corn, and grass seeds.

Reproduction

This gregarious species often nests in large colonies. It builds spherical grass nests, usually suspended over water.

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ploceus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 211 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. (Hyphantornis) nigriceps · P. (Hyphantornis) nigriceps graueri · P. (Hyphantornis) rubriceps · P. (Melanopteryx) nigerrimus · P. (Phormoplectes) insignis · P. (Sitagra) insignis frater · P. (Sitagra) luteolus · P. abyssinicus · P. abyssinicus bohndorffi · P. aethiopicus · P. albinucha (White Naped Black Weaver) · P. albinucha albinucha (White Naped Black Weaver) · P. albinucha holomelas · P. alecto · P. alienus · P. angolensis (Bar-Winged Weaver) · P. anochlorus · P. anomalus · P. atrigula · P. atrogularis · P. aurantius · P. aurantius aurantius · P. aurantius rex · P. aureoflavus · P. aureoflavus reicherti · P. aureonucha (Golden-Naped Weaver) · P. badius · P. baglafecht (Baglafecht Weaver) · P. baglafecht baglafecht (Baglafecht Weaver) · P. baglafecht emini · P. baglafecht eremobius · P. baglafecht neumanni (Banso Baglafecht Weaver) · P. baglafecht reichenowi · P. baglafecht stuhlmanni · P. bannermani (Bannerman's Weaver) · P. batesi (Bates's Weaver) · P. baya · P. benghalensis (Black-Breasted Weaver) · P. bertrandi · P. bicolor · P. bicolor amaurocephalus · P. bicolor bicolor · P. bicolor kersteni · P. bicolor mentalis · P. bicolor nandensis · P. bicolor stictifrons · P. bicolor tephronotus · P. bohndorffi · P. bojeri (Golden Palm Weaver) · P. brachypterus · P. brachypterus brachypterus · P. burnieri (Kilombero Weaver) · P. capensis (Cape Weaver) · P. capensis capensis (Cape Weaver) · P. capensis olivaceus · P. capitalis · P. capitalis dimidiatus · P. castaneiceps (Taveta Golden Weaver) · P. castaneofuscus · P. castanops · P. cinctus · P. collaris · P. cucullatus · P. cucullatus abyssinicus · P. cucullatus bohndorffi · P. cucullatus collaris · P. cucullatus cucullatus · P. cucullatus feminina · P. cucullatus frobenii · P. cucullatus graueri · P. cucullatus nigriceps · P. cucullatus spilonotus · P. dichrocephalus · P. dicrocephalus (Salvadori's Weaver) · P. dimidiatus · P. dorsomaculatus · P. duboisi · P. emini · P. erythrops · P. fischeri · P. flavipes (Yellow-Legged Weaver) · P. flavocapillus · P. frater · P. fringilloides · P. fuscocastaneus · P. galbula (Rueppell's Weaver) · P. golandi (Clarke's Weaver) · P. grandis (Giant Weaver) · P. graueri · P. gurneyi · P. heuglini · P. hypoxanthus (Asian Golden Weaver) · P. hypoxanthus hymenaicus · P. insignis · P. insignis frater · P. insignis insignis · P. intermedius (Lesser Masked Weaver) · P. intermedius cabanisi · P. intermedius cabanisii · P. intermedius intermedius (Lesser Masked Weaver)

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Further Reading

• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 4, 2006.
• Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY USA
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3849720
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-562294
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 562294
• IUCN ID: 53191
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 145393

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