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White-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis albirostris

(species text)

PHOWN priorities: none yet

Most recent PHOWN record for this species (recent thumbnails and full species listing at end of this web page):

Vm 30175

No of records in PHOWN for this species: 42

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
1 - 4.8 - 12 (n=16)with up to ten individual nest-chambers
Compare colony sizes of different weaver species with this species here.

Nest site

Type of nest site for this species in PHOWN:
tree - 40

Breeding seasonality

PHOWN Records per month for this species

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2300101013301

Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15
Jul-Sept throughout range; also Oct-Nov in some W African countries, mid Feb-Mar in Ethiopia and Eritrea; nest-building activity apparently stimulated by rainfall

Figure above right: breeding seasonality shown as records per month (if available), where months are numbered from January where January=1 etc.
The records are grouped into 6 regions: Safr=southern Africa, Cafr=central Africa, Wafr=western Africa, Eafr=eastern Africa, Asia=southern Asia, IO=Indian Ocean islands
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Breeding distribution

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Published breeding information

Breeding information based on Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15.

bond
Polygynous; colonial
season
Jul-Sept throughout range; also Oct-Nov in some W African countries, mid Feb-Mar in Ethiopia and Eritrea; nest-building activity apparently stimulated by rainfall
nsite
in thom trees up to 10 m above ground
nbuild
main structure built primarily by male, often stealing sticks from neighbouring nests, both sexes may add Iining material
colsize
with up to ten individual nest-chambers
clutch
2-4
eggcolour
whitish or pale green to bluish, heavily blotched and spotted with grey and grey-brown (Nigeria), or plain to sparsely spotted with brown (Kenya)
eggsize
average for nine eggs in Nigeria 26.7 x 19.6 mm
incub
incubation of eggs by female only, no information on duration of incubation period
chicks
feeding of chicks by female only, no information on duration of nestling period; fledged young fed by both sexes

Thumb-nails of most recent PHOWN records


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Vm 30175
Vm 29656
Vm 29649
Vm 29554
Vm 29553
Vm 29552

Vm 29551
Vm 29541
Vm 29539
Vm 28576
Vm 26288
Vm 26287

Vm 26286
Vm 26285
Vm 26270
Vm 26269
Vm 26268
Vm 26267

List of all PHOWN records for this species


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3716, 2011-5-15,0,Gambia, Brusubi, Western Division, s of Gambia River , Barlow, Clive; Fulford, Tony, tree
5067, 2012-10-5,7,Nigeria, Along Gumel ring-road, Barshep Yahkat, tree
13699, 2008-10-28,0,Nigeria, No location, Leventis, T, tree
24463, 2016-10-19,7,Senegal, Jaol-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24464, 2016-10-19,0,Senegal, Jaol-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24467, 2016-10-19,0,Senegal, Joal-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24483, 2016-10-19,0,Senegal, Joal-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24484, 2016-10-19,0,Senegal, Joal-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24485, 2016-10-19,1,Senegal, Joal-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24490, 2016-10-19,0,Senegal, Joal-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24491, 2016-10-19,0,Senegal, Joal-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24492, 2016-10-19,0,Senegal, Joal-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24493, 2016-10-19,0,Senegal, Joal-Dakar, Oschadleus HD, tree
24501, 2016-10-22,0,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, Oschadleus HD, tree
24502, 2016-10-22,5,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, Oschadleus HD, tree
24504, 2016-10-22,0,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, Oschadleus HD, tree
24505, 2016-10-22,1,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, Oschadleus HD, tree
24506, 2016-10-22,0,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, Oschadleus HD, tree
24507, 2016-10-22,0,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, Oschadleus HD, tree
24509, 2016-10-22,0,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, Oschadleus HD, tree
24537, 2016-10-19,0,Senegal, beyond Wetland on Mbour-Joal Road, Oschadleus HD, tree
26264, 2015-10-1,12,Senegal, N2 -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26265, 2015-10-1,1,Senegal, N2 -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26266, 2015-10-1,2,Senegal, N2 -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26267, 2015-10-1,12,Senegal, N2 -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26268, 2015-10-1,6,Senegal, N2 -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26269, 2015-10-1,4,Senegal, N2 -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26270, 2015-10-1,7,Senegal, Route Mbour-Joal -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26285, 2015-10-1,3,Senegal, Route Sindia Thies -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26286, 2015-10-1,4,Senegal, Route Sindia Thies -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26287, 2015-10-1,1,Senegal, Route Sindia Thies -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
26288, 2015-10-1,3,Senegal, Route Sindia Thies -Google street view, Cronje Pieter, tree
28576, 2019-7-20,0,Gambia, Senegambia Highway , Barlow, Clive, tree
29539, 2020-10-31,0,Nigeria, Federal University Dutse, Ringim A, tree
29541, 2020-10-31,0,Nigeria, Kano-Wudil Duru road, Ringim A, tree
29551, 2018-1-22,0,Nigeria, Bayero University Kano, new Campus, Magaji A, tree
29552, 2018-2-17,0,Nigeria, Bayero University Kano, new Campus, Magaji A, tree
29553, 2018-2-19,0,Nigeria, Bayero University Kano, new Campus, Magaji A, tree
29554, 2018-2-23,0,Nigeria, Bayero University Kano, new Campus, Magaji A, tree
29649, 2020-12-12,0,Nigeria, Kumo, Ringim A, tree
29656, 2021-1-2,0,Nigeria, Kano zoological and botanic garden, Ringim A,
30175, 2021-9-10,0,Nigeria, Chikrikawa, Ringim A,

All PHOWN news items relating to this species

The headers below refer to Weaver News items featuring PHOWN and this species. Click on a header to see the News item, which includes the full news item. (The number in brackets is the date that the news item appeared on Weaver Watch).


Weaver Wednesday [143] - Discovery [26]: White-billed Buffalo-Weaver (2015-03-11)
Weaver Wednesday [28]: White-billed Buffalo-Weaver (2012-12-26)