White-headed Buffalo-Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)

Other Names (World)
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver, White-faced Buffalo-weaver, White-headed Buffalo Weaver

Family
Ploceidae (Weavers)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(R�ppell, 1845)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (36)...)

White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) [XC379111]
by Rory Nefdt from oljoro arusha, Tanzania (call)

White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) [XC116730]
by Bram Piot from Tarangire National Park, Manyara, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
Subspecies intergrade in southern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

dinemelli (R�ppell, 1845) - South-eastern Sudan, south-west, southern and eastern Ethiopia, Somalia (except north-east), north-eastern Uganda, Kenya (except south-east) and north-eastern Tanzania.
boehmi (Reichenow, 1885) - South-eastern Kenya south to south-central Tanzania.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-headed Buffalo-Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli) - 10 files

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