Weavers, Widowbirds

Black-billed Weaver

Ploceus melanogaster

The Black-billed Weaver (Ploceus melanogaster) is a 22 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Weavers, Widowbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

22 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eq. Guinea, Burundi.

Where to see it: Nyungwe NP · Gisakura, Ndambarare Trail (Rwanda); Bakossi Mountains · Kodmin Forest (Cameroon); Mt. Kupe (Cameroon); Rusizi Delta Nature Reserve (Burundi); Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trails (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Photo: (c) Rafael Würtemberger, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist