African Bird Club

Adult female Black-headed Weaver ssp 'capitalis' - Adult female

Photographer

» Bruno PORTIER

Location

» Sedjè-Dénou (Basse Vallée de l'Ouémé) - Benin

Country image taken

» Benin

Date

» January, 2011

Equipment

» Nikon D7000 + Sigma 400mm f5.6

Bird Species

»Ploceus melanocephalus - Black-headed Weaver

Bird Species (French)

»Tisserin à tête noire

Bird Family

»Ploceidae - Weavers, Malimbes, Bishops, Widowbirds, Fodies

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Nik Borrow commented "my own feelings are that the lack of green and yellow hues in this bird make it a female Black-headed (Yellow-backed) Weaver P. melanocephalus capitalis. Coupled with that the thicker bicoloured bill and slightly streaked back. To me female and juvenile Orange Weavers are more 'colourful' with obvious green and yellow in the plumage, strong white belly and obvious wing bars"