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Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus

(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 30921

No of records in PHOWN for this species: 29

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 - 3.2 - 8 (n=13)Solitary or, often, a small group of nests with single male in attendance, never in large colonies
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Nest site

Type of nest site for this species in PHOWN:
tree - 25

Breeding seasonality

PHOWN Records per month for this species

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1100321061140

Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15
Mar on coast and Sept-Oct along river in Mauritania, Jul-Oct in Senegal, Gambia and Mali, Jun-Sept in Burkina Faso, Apr-Sept in Ghana, Aug in Togo, Jun-Sept in Nigeria, Niger and DRCongo, Feb-May in Ethiopia, Jun-Aug in Uganda (no recent records), Jul-Jul, Sept and Nov-Dec in Somalia, mainly Mar-May (also Jul-Aug, Nov-Feb) in Kenya, and Jan-Jun in Tanzania

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
season
Mar on coast and Sept-Oct along river in Mauritania, Jul-Oct in Senegal, Gambia and Mali, Jun-Sept in Burkina Faso, Apr-Sept in Ghana, Aug in Togo, Jun-Sept in Nigeria, Niger and DRCongo, Feb-May in Ethiopia, Jun-Aug in Uganda (no recent records), Jul-Jul, Sept and Nov-Dec in Somalia, mainly Mar-May (also Jul-Aug, Nov-Feb) in Kenya, and Jan-Jun in Tanzania
nsite
suspended from single point of attachment, in Kenya over water but elsewhere often in tree far from water, 2-5 m above ground
nbuild
woven by male
colsize
Solitary or, often, a small group of nests with single male in attendance, never in large colonies
clutch
2-4 eggs (average 2.4 in Nigeria)
eggcolour
blue-white, white (tinged with pink) or greenish, white eggs sometimes with fine black spotting, others with red or violet flecks (either large and sparse, or fine and dense)
eggsize
average size of 17 eggs 19.5 x 13.2 mm (Nigeria)
incub
incubation by female, period 12-13 days
chicks
nestling period 14-16 days

Thumb-nails of most recent PHOWN records


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Vm 30921
Vm 30365
Vm 30364
Vm 30176
Vm 30031
Vm 29538

Vm 29504
Vm 29502
Vm 29500
Vm 29493
Vm 29468
Vm 29417

Vm 29361
Vm 27739
Vm 26893
Vm 24520
Vm 24519
Vm 24518

List of all PHOWN records for this species


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3822, 2012-10-17,1,Tanzania, Tarangire NP, entrance , Oschadleus HD, tree
5115, 2013-1-13,0,Tanzania, Shambarai swamp edge , Peterson, Daudi, tree
5333, 2013-2-22,2,Ghana, Wetland south of Nasia, Davies J, tree
5662, 2013-5-26,8,Tanzania, Nyamabi thickets, Grumeti Reserves, Serengeti, Harris Ann, tree
9891, 2014-5-2,0,Tanzania, On the Maasai Steppe, Peterson, Daudi, tree
9895, 2014-5-2,0,Tanzania, South of Arusha, Peterson, Daudi, tree
13833, 1995-9-15,0,Nigeria, Hadejia, Kan., Leventis, T, tree
18380, 2015-11-21,0,Ethiopia, Bishangari Lodge, Staff Qtrs, Oromia Region , Ndung'u, James Kuria , tree
24515, 2016-10-22,2,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, woodland patch near Le Ranch de Bandia, Oschadleus HD, tree
24516, 2016-10-22,4,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, woodland patch near Le Ranch de Bandia, Oschadleus HD, tree
24517, 2016-10-22,6,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, woodland patch near Le Ranch de Bandia, Oschadleus HD, tree
24518, 2016-10-22,2,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, woodland patch near Le Ranch de Bandia, Oschadleus HD, tree
24519, 2016-10-22,1,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, woodland patch near Le Ranch de Bandia, Oschadleus HD, tree
24520, 2016-10-22,1,Senegal, Dakar-Mbour, woodland patch near Le Ranch de Bandia, Oschadleus HD, tree
26893, 2017-11-14,1,Kenya, Inkokirding'a River, Olerai Conservancy, Shema Sidney, tree
27739, 2018-9-2,8,Nigeria, Liman Katagum , Ringim Abubakar Surajo, tree
29361, 2020-6-21,0,Nigeria, Babura, Ringim A, tree
29417, 2020-7-27,0,Nigeria, Zango, Ringim A, tree
29468, 2020-9-29,0,Nigeria, Ningi , Muhammad S, tree
29493, 2020-10-12,0,Nigeria, Yobe State, Muhammad S, tree
29500, 2019-9-15,2,Nigeria, Amurum Forest Reserve, Laminga, Atabo Lucky, tree
29502, 2020-10-16,0,Nigeria, Jigawa State, Muhammad S, tree
29504, 2020-10-16,0,Nigeria, Jigawa State, Muhammad S, tree
29538, 2020-9-26,0,Nigeria, Gwaram-Sagi road, Ringim A, tree
30031, 2021-6-25,0,Nigeria, Samaila L.G.A, Kano, Atabo Lucky,
30176, 2021-9-11,0,Nigeria, Gololo, Ringim A,
30364, 2021-11-27,0,Nigeria, Federal University Dutse , Ringim A,
30365, 2021-11-27,0,Nigeria, Federal University Dutse , Ringim A,
30921, 2022-10-20,3,Nigeria, Kila, Danazumi Ibrahim, tree

All PHOWN news items relating to this species

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Weaver Wednesday [148] - Discovery [31]: Vitelline Masked Weaver (2015-04-15)
Weaver Wednesday [48]: Vitelline Masked Weaver (2013-05-15)
First PHOWN record for Vitelline Masked Weaver (2012-11-11)