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Yellow-backed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus

(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 30392

No of records in PHOWN for this species: 21

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 - 9.9 - 25 (n=14)No information
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Nest site

Type of nest site for this species in PHOWN:
other - 3
reed - 10
tree - 8

Breeding seasonality

PHOWN Records per month for this species

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
621022102410

Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 15
May-Oct in Mauritania, Apr-Nov in Senegal, Jun-Sept in Gambia, Jul-Oct in Mali, Aug-Oct in Bukina Fasso (Jul-Aug at Ouagadougou), Jun-Nov in Niger, Aug in Togo, May and Jul-Oct in Nigeria; in DRCongo, Jun-Aug in NE, Nov-Apr in Kimbombo, Jan-May in Itombwe and E region, Aug-Sept in C regions; Aug-Sept in Sudan and Ethiopia, Mar-May and Aug-Sept in Uganda and Feb-Mar in Zambia

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, with two or three females in territory simultaneously; sometimes monogamous
season
May-Oct in Mauritania, Apr-Nov in Senegal, Jun-Sept in Gambia, Jul-Oct in Mali, Aug-Oct in Bukina Fasso (Jul-Aug at Ouagadougou), Jun-Nov in Niger, Aug in Togo, May and Jul-Oct in Nigeria; in DRCongo, Jun-Aug in NE, Nov-Apr in Kimbombo, Jan-May in Itombwe and E region, Aug-Sept in C regions; Aug-Sept in Sudan and Ethiopia, Mar-May and Aug-Sept in Uganda and Feb-Mar in Zambia
nsite
slung between vertical stems (supported at one side only) in elephant grass, reeds or papyrus over water, sometimes suspended from pendulous twigs in bush or small tree, even in maize (Zea mays) field, generally more than 2 m above ground or water level
nbuild
woven by male, lined by female
colsize
No information
clutch
2-3 eggs
eggcolour
dull white, blue-green, pinkish-grey or brown, either plain or heavily freckled with olive-brown
eggsize
average size of ten eggs 18.9 x 13.8 mm (Nigeria)
incub
incubation by female only
chicks
both sexes feed nestlings and fledglings

Thumb-nails of most recent PHOWN records


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Vm 30392
Vm 28588
Vm 26336
Vm 26183
Vm 26182
Vm 25068

Vm 25066
Vm 25026
Vm 25024
Vm 25023
Vm 25022
Vm 25018

Vm 25017
Vm 24538
Vm 24453
Vm 24450
Vm 24441
Vm 18155

List of all PHOWN records for this species


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1221, 2011-9-12,1,South Africa, Zandvlei NR, Marks vlei, Oschadleus HD, reed
1241, 2011-9-16,1,South Africa, Sandvlei NR Marks vlei, Oschadleus HD, reed
12429, 2013-3-10,8,Tanzania, A lodge in Soroti, Oliver, Paul, tree
18155, 2015-6-25,0,Rwanda, Nyabarongo River @ RN15 junction, Krochuk Billi, other
24441, 2016-10-16,12,Senegal, north of Hotel Calao, Oschadleus HD, tree
24450, 2016-10-16,0,Senegal, Technopole wetland, Brooks M, tree
24453, 2016-10-18,0,Senegal, north of Hotel Calao, Oschadleus HD, tree
24538, 2016-10-23,7,Senegal, Iles des Madeleines, island, Beale C, tree
25017, 2017-1-28,0,Congo (DRC), kashobwe, de Cauwer R, reed
25018, 2017-1-28,0,Congo (DRC), kashobwe, de Cauwer R, reed
25022, 2017-1-29,18,Congo (DRC), kashobwe, de Cauwer R, tree
25023, 2017-1-29,0,Congo (DRC), kashobwe, de Cauwer R, tree
25024, 2017-1-22,8,Congo (DRC), kashiobwe luapula river, de Cauwer R, reed
25026, 2017-1-21,18,Congo (DRC), kashobwe, de Cauwer R, tree
25066, 2017-2-12,25,DRC, Kashiobwe Luapula River, de Cauwer R, other
25068, 2017-2-12,15,DRC, Kashiobwe Luapula River, de Cauwer R, other
26182, 2017-5-7,8,Congo (DRC), kashobwe, de Cauwer R, reed
26183, 2017-5-7,8,Congo (DRC), kashobwe, de Cauwer R, reed
26336, 2017-6-18,4,Congo (DRC), Luapula river camp, de Cauwer R, reed
28588, 2019-7-23,0,Uganda, Biso area, Booysen M., reed
30392, 2021-11-27,6,Uganda, Queen Elizabeth Safari Guides and Boat Agency, Cronje Pieter, reed

All PHOWN news items relating to this species

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Weaver Wednesday [120] - Discovery [3]: Yellow-backed Weaver (2014-10-01)
Weaver Wednesday [107]: Yellow-backed Weaver (2014-07-02)
Black-headed (Yellow-backed) Weaver in Cape Town (2011-09-12)