Ploceus castaneiceps

(Sharpe, 1890)

Vernacular names
English : Taveta golden weaver
French : Tisserin de Taveta

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Passeriformes
Family : Ploceidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
The species can reach 14 cm in length for a weight up to 24 g. Black bill. Females are yellowish with white belly and olive-green wings. Males are bright golden yellow with darker wings and orange collar and nape band.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Africa, from south-central Kenya to north-east Tanzania. Lives in dry bush country and swampy lowland areas, below 1500 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is very localized as it has a small range but remains common to abundant in suitable habitat. Potentially vulnerable to habitat loss.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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