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Zanzibar Bishop Euplectes nigroventris
PHOWN priorities: none yet
Most recent PHOWN record for this species (recent thumbnails and full species listing at end of this web page):
Vm 1852
No of records in PHOWN for this species: 2
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 - 4.0 - 5 (n=2) | Teritory size variable |
Nest site
Type of nest site for this species in PHOWN:| other - 1 reed - 1 |
Breeding seasonality
PHOWN Records per month for this species
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15 | May-Oct in Kenya, and recorded in all months in Tanzania; on Zanzibar, May-Jul and possibly again Nov-Dec |
Breeding distribution
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Published breeding information
Breeding information based on Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15| bond Polygynous, with up to five females per male season May-Oct in Kenya, and recorded in all months in Tanzania; on Zanzibar, May-Jul and possibly again Nov-Dec nsite placed 1-1.5 m above ground in grass, reeds or bush nbuild built by male, lined by female colsize Teritory size variable clutch 2-3 eggs (mean 2.4 in Tanzania) eggcolour pale blue, rarely with sparse browm speckles eggsize mean of three eggs 16.5 x 12.5 mm (Tanzania) incub incubation by female, in captivity period 12 days chicks young fed by female only, nestling period 13-16 days (15-19 days in captivity) |
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Vm 1852 |  Vm 683 |
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683, Tanzania, A plot of approx. 30 x 30 meters, with three small-medium sized houses, a small constructed wetland for sewage treatment, and a little nature preserve., Outwater A H
1852, Tanzania, A plot of approx. 30 x 30 meters, with three small-medium sized houses, a small constructed wetland for sewage treatment, and a little nature preserve., Outwater A H
All PHOWN news items relating to this species
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Weaver Wednesday [34]: Zanzibar Bishop (2013-02-06)
PHOWN in Tanzania (2012-02-21)