Weavers, Widowbirds

Brown-capped Weaver

Ploceus insignis

The Brown-capped Weaver (Ploceus insignis) is a 28 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Weavers, Widowbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

28 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

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

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

Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist