Northern Masked Weaver (Ploceus taeniopterus)

Other Names (World)
Northern Masked Weaver, Northern Masked-Weaver, Sudan Masked Weaver

Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Reichenbach, 1863

Habitat
Dry savanna, inland wetlands.

Range (Guide)

Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan.

W, central and southern Sudan, south-western Ethiopia, north-eastern DRCongo, and western Kenya (L Baringo and L Bogoria).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Northern Masked Weaver (Ploceus taeniopterus) [XC451756]
by Frank Lambert from Robert's Camp, Lake Baringo, Kenya (song)

Northern Masked Weaver (Ploceus taeniopterus) [XC63031]
by Andrew Spencer from Robert's Camp, Lake Baringo, Kenya (call)

Subspecies
Has hybridized with Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) in north-eastern DRCongo. Birds from Darfur (western Sudan) described as subspecies furensis, but they fall within general range of plumage variation of the species.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

furensis Lynes, 1923 - Western Sudan.
taeniopterus (Reichenbach, 1863) - Sudan, western and south-western Ethiopia, South Sudan, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and western Kenya.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Northern Masked Weaver (Ploceus taeniopterus) - 10 files

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