Clarke's Weaver

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Clarke's Weaver is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Clarke's Weaver (Ploceus golandi) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Ploceus golandi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Stub icon This Ploceidae-related article is a stub. More

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In the Sokoke forest Clarke's Weaver is most frequent in the white-sand soil stands of mature Brachystegia forest where it can be found in noisy feeding flocks of 5-30 birds. It is most often found in association with other species in mixed-species feeding flocks. Indeed according to David Ngala the best way to locate Clarke's Weaver is to find such a feeding flock & follow it. I watched David in action. More

Clarke's Weaver Ploceus golandi is one of the Kenyan coastal forest endemic birds for which Arabuko-Sokoke Forest is the most important site. Close Window All photos are copyrighted by BirdLife and/or its contributing photographers and may not be reproduced or exploited in any fashion without permission from BirdLife. Where specific permission for media use has been given, please use the appropriate credit. More

* Clarke's Weaver, Ploceus golandi: The Clarke's Weaver is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. * Black-headed Weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus * Salvadori's Weaver, Ploceus dichrocephalus: The Salvadori's Weaver is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. More

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