Kenya
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
In the Passeridae family...back color can
be brown or gray...found in dry savanna
and cultivated areas, usually in flocks.
be brown or gray...found in dry savanna
and cultivated areas, usually in flocks.
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
(L 4" WS 4.7-5.5"
Wt 0.25-0.35 oz )
Masai Mara National Reserve
21Oct2014
The nests of social weaver birds (also known
as sociable weavers) are believed to be the
largest birds’ nests in the world.
as sociable weavers) are believed to be the
largest birds’ nests in the world.
(Dominique Mosbergen, The Huffington Post)
Pseudonigrita in Greek means
false waxbill.
false waxbill.
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