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Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus
PHOWN priorities: none yet
Most recent PHOWN record for this species (recent thumbnails and full species listing at end of this web page):
Vm 4209
No of records in PHOWN for this species: 15
Colony size
Colony size for this species in PHOWN (min - mean - max, sample size) and published data:| PHOWN | Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15 |
| 3 - 23.5 - 75 (n=4) | Colonial, similar number of nests (maximum three) per territory in colonies of different densities, but mean distance between nests variable, 27-52 cm |
Nest site
Type of nest site for this species in PHOWN:| other - 4 reed - 1 tree - 10 |
Breeding seasonality
PHOWN Records per month for this species
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15 | Jan in Gambia, Feb in Guinea, Feb-Apr and Aug-Nov in Liberia, Jan-Jul in Ghana, Feb and Sept-Oct in Togo, May-Aug in Nigeria, in all months except Aug in Cameroon, Dec-Feb, Apr and Jul in Gabon, Jul-Aug in Central African Republic, Nov-Feb and Sept in PRCongo; in DRCongo, Nov in S, Apr and Aug-Sept in savanna, Jul-Feb in Lukolela, and probably all year (confirmed in Feb, Jul-Aug and Nov) in ltombwe; Aug and Nov in Sudan, throughout year (peaks Feb-May and Sept-Oct) in Uganda, Jul-Sept in Kenya and Oct-Mar in Angola |
Breeding distribution
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Yellow areas show distribution of the species (based mainly on Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 15 - only a few are available so far
Published breeding information
Breeding information based on Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15| bond Polygynous, with up to five females in one male territory season Jan in Gambia, Feb in Guinea, Feb-Apr and Aug-Nov in Liberia, Jan-Jul in Ghana, Feb and Sept-Oct in Togo, May-Aug in Nigeria, in all months except Aug in Cameroon, Dec-Feb, Apr and Jul in Gabon, Jul-Aug in Central African Republic, Nov-Feb and Sept in PRCongo; in DRCongo, Nov in S, Apr and Aug-Sept in savanna, Jul-Feb in Lukolela, and probably all year (confirmed in Feb, Jul-Aug and Nov) in ltombwe; Aug and Nov in Sudan, throughout year (peaks Feb-May and Sept-Oct) in Uganda, Jul-Sept in Kenya and Oct-Mar in Angola nsite placed in bulrushes (Typha), tall elephant grass, palm, bamboo or tree, 1-2 m above water or, when in tree, 6-8 m above ground nbuild woven by male colsize Colonial, similar number of nests (maximum three) per territory in colonies of different densities, but mean distance between nests variable, 27-52 cm clutch 2 eggs eggcolour pale blue, rarely with a few purple spots at thick end eggsize average size of 40 eggs 23.9 x 16.1 mm (Cameroon) incub incubation by female only, no information on duration of incubation period chicks chicks fed primarily by female, male may contribute late in season as breeding activity declines; no information on duration of nestling period |
Thumb-nails of most recent PHOWN records
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Vm 4209 |  Vm 3704 |  Vm 3694 |  Vm 3124 |  Vm 2488 |  Vm 2487 |
 Vm 2449 |  Vm 2448 |  Vm 2447 |  Vm 2018 |  Vm 982 |  Vm 871 |
 Vm 731 |  Vm 25 |
List of all PHOWN records for this species
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25, Rwanda, Bridge over small lake/dam, Claassen Marcell
731, Uganda, Semuliki Forest, Perrins N
871, Uganda, swamp west of Masindi, Uganda, 1 deg 38\' 46.42\" N, 31 deg 34\' 22.97\" E, Bishop, David
982, Ghana, Rural, subsistence farming, along a dirt road east of the town, nests in a wetland., Van Vuuren A; S Swarts
2018, Gabon, near Port-Gentil, Passavy G
2447, Tanzania, Mahale Mountains National Park , Oliver, Paul
2448, Tanzania, Mahale Mountains National Park , Oliver, Paul
2449, Tanzania, Mahale Mountains National Park , Oliver, Paul
2487, Rwanda, Near Rwinkwavu., Anderson Jason
2488, Uganda, Near Kibale NP, Anderson Jason
3124, Ghana, Hans Cottage Botel, Brown M
3694, Sierra Leone, IMATT Compound Regent Freetown Sierra Leone, Cronje Pieter
3704, Sierra Leone, Man of War Bay, Aberdeen, Cronje Pieter
4209, Tanzania, Rubondo Island National Park, Tanapa Bandas, Oliver, Paul
100361, Angola, Carmona [=Uige], J. Carlos
All PHOWN news items relating to this species
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Weaver Wednesday [27]: Vieillot's Black Weaver (2012-12-19)
PHOWN firsts from Ghana (2011-08-02)