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792, Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius (see species summary here)Record status ACCEPTED Vm 24169 [on-line data upload (2016-09-02): 232798] Species Lesser Masked Weaver Observer(s) Viljoen Ignatius Michael Country, town, locus South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria,
2528CALocality Small shopping center parking lot in Rietfontein suburb. Residential and business area. Latitude, longitude -25.702680725317347, 28.242295682430267 [10 m accuracy] Date 2016/9/2 Notes Identified as lesser masked weavers by the white eye of the males and the call. There were approximately five to seven males present all busy building fresh nests and chasing each other. There were a mixture of fresh nests as well as some old nests. Did not see any females. I could count approximately 12 nests distributed all over the fronds of the palm tree. Nest count 12 Nest site tree
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Note: repeats from the same day are not shown.vm Species code Date Nests Notes 24169 792 2/9/2016 12 Identified as lesser masked weavers by the white eye of the males and the call. There were approximately five to seven males present all busy building fresh nests and chasing each other. There were a mixture of fresh nests as well as some old nests. Did not see any females. I could count approximately 12 nests distributed all over the fronds of the palm tree.
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