Black-headed Weaver

The Black-headed Weaver is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Todays post is Black-headed Weaver (male) captured in Kenya. This guy was photographed in hotel area in Ambroseli, handheld with my old 20D @ 400mm. It was deep shadow and flash was used to bring more details. The Black-headed is represented in Kenya by 2 very distinctive subspecies (some authorities consider these to be incipient species). More

The Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps. More

Black-headed Weaver - Adult male in breeding plumage Photographer More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Black-headed Weaver is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Black-headed Weaver (3) Barroca d'Alva, Portugal Barroca d'Alva, Portugal15/06/2009 Barroca d'Alva, Portugal 15/06/2009 Barroca d'Alva, Lisboa, Portugal Barroca d'Alva, Lisboa, Portugal15/06/2009 Barroca d'Alva, Lisboa, Portugal 15/06/2009 Barroca Marsh, Lisboa, Portugal Barroca Marsh, Lisboa, Portugal05/04/2009 Barroca Marsh, Lisboa, More

A Black-headed Weaver in Staffordshire - A reader of this website has asked us to identify this bird, seen in her garden in Streethay, near Lichfield, Staffs. She desribed it as "approx 12cm in height ... about the size of a young thrush". More