Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) - 20190228-01

            Unusual males are all-black. Females are olive-green, with paler underparts. Both sexes have a pale eye: yellow in males and pale brown in females. Found in wet scrub, cultivation, and along forest edge. Usually found in flocks and bustling breeding colonies. Vocalizations are typical of weavers: “chet” notes and a sizzling, “radio static” song. In the east, males very similar to Maxwell’s Black Weaver, but they are larger, prefer more open habitats, and have a bright yellow rather than gray eye.  (eBird) 
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Males will weave up to 10 nests each breeding season (see behind the bird).  Then, a female will select just one, and the others go unused.  The reeds and grasses around water sources in Ghana are full of the nests of these and other weavers.

Ebekawopa (Abrafo) Forest Reserve, Ghana.  February 2019.
Ashanti African Tours.
   

Taken on: March 14, 2021

Tags:

Male

Adult

Ghana

Central

Least Concern

Ashanti African Tours

Canon EOS 80D

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 « less

Sets appears in: • Ghana • Weavers and Allies (Ploceidae)

Groups appears in: • Birds of Africa • Safari Guide's Eye-African birds & animals more » • Bird Nerd Herd « less

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