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Rufous-tailed Weaver (Histurgops ruficauda)

Tanzania

Serengeti National Park

East Africa

 

A large, unusual and distinctive weaver with scaly plumage, rufous tail and wing panels, a white-edged shoulder, and pale eyes. Found in moderately moist savanna and woodland at middle elevations, often in small flocks.

 

Nests in colonies. Similar in shape and size to Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver, but separated by many details, such as the lack of a red bill. The vocalizations are harsh nasal “skeeya” and “krrrra” notes, sometimes strung together into a series. -

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Uploaded on April 8, 2022
Taken on September 12, 2010