Olive-headed Weaver adult figure from Reichenow (1902)
Olive-headed Weaver adult figure from Mackworth (1955)
Olive-headed Weaver distribution, type locality circled
Introduction
The Olive-headed Weaver was formally described by Anton Reichenow, a German ornithologist and herpetologist.
The Olive-headed Weaver was collected by Friedrich Fulleborn, a Prussian physician.
Fulleborn studied medicine and natural sciences in Berlin. From 1896 onward, he was a military physician assigned to the Schutztruppe in German East Africa (Tanzania). In 1898-1900 he participated in the Nyassa- und Kingagebirgs Expedition to southern Tanzania, where he conducted anthropological and ethnographic research. He also collected bird specimens, including the type of the Olive-headed Weaver, while near Songea
The first illustration of the Olive-headed Weaver was of an adult, published by Reichenow (1902). The next illustration was published much later by Mackworth (1955).
Scientific citation
Symplectes olivaceiceps Reichenow 1899a, Ornithol. Monatsber. 7:7, Songea, Tanzania.
Meaning of names
olivaceiceps, Modern Latin: olivaceus, olivaceous; L. -ceps, headed.
Weaver Watch
