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Black-Headed Weaver (Zwartkopwever)




Black-Headed Weaver - Ploceus melanocephalus - Zwartkopwever
West-, Central- and Eastcentral-Africa.

The following 5 species are being recognized:
Ploceus melanocephalus melanocephalus - Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Mali and Niger;
Ploceus melanocephalus capitalis - Guinea Bissau to Nigeria, North-Cameroon, Southwest-Chad and North-Central African Republic;
Ploceus melanocephalus duboisi - East-Congo, South-Central African Republic and Southwest-Sudan to North-Zambia;
Ploceus melanocephalus dimidiatus - Northeast-Sudan and West-Eritrea;
Ploceus melanocephalus fischeri - East-DR Congo, Uganda, West-Kenya, Northwest-Tanzania and North-Zambia.

Of this species there are no Nature Photo's available.


Black-Headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus ssp.
Black-Headed Weaver
Ploceus melanocephalus ssp.
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