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Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser donaldsoni
PHOWN priorities: none yet
Most recent PHOWN record for this species (recent thumbnails and full species listing at end of this web page):
Vm 3221
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 |
| 2 - 11.5 - 21 (n=2) | up to 20 nests in single tree |
Nest site
Type of nest site for this species in PHOWN:| tree - 2 |
Breeding seasonality
PHOWN Records per month for this species
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15 | Breeds in Jan, Jun, Jul, Sept and Dec in Kenya |
Breeding distribution
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Published breeding information
Breeding information based on Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15| bond No information; probably a co-operative breeder season Breeds in Jan, Jun, Jul, Sept and Dec in Kenya nsite placed 1.5-3 m above ground in low thorn tree or bush nbuild n/a colsize up to 20 nests in single tree clutch not recorded eggcolour eggs pinkish or greyish, with fine, diffuse speckles of mauve and reddish-brown eggsize No information incub No information chicks No information |
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Vm 3221 |  Vm 2646 |
List of all PHOWN records for this species
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2646, Kenya, Buffalo Springs NP, Kenya, Steen Lia
3221, Kenya, Samburu; near the Park gate or between the gate and Isiolo, Sinclair, Ian
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Weaver Wednesday [37]: Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver (2013-02-27)
First PHOWN record for Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver (2012-08-06)