Weavers, Widowbirds

Chestnut-and-black Weaver

Ploceus castaneofuscus

The Chestnut-and-black Weaver (Ploceus castaneofuscus) is a 34 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Weavers, Widowbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

34 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

8

Recorded in Ghana, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Benin, Guinea, Togo.

Where to see it: Wulki Farm (Liberia); Tindo (Guinea); African Bible College University campus (Liberia); Plaine de So (Benin); Tower Hill, Liberia, West Africa (Liberia).

Photo: (c) Dan Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist