Weavers, Widowbirds

Yellow-mantled Weaver

Ploceus tricolor

The Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor) is a 37 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Weavers, Widowbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

37 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

15

Recorded in Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Benin, Republic of the Congo, Togo, Kenya.

Where to see it: Bobiri Butterfly Sanctuary (Ghana); Gola Rainforest NP · East (Sierra Leone); IITA Forest Reserve and Lake (Nigeria); Tombingo Forest (Angola); Atewa Range · upland forest & ridge (Ghana).

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