Bird watching in Djibouti, Africa

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The Rüppell's weaver (Ploceus galbula) is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family, which is native to the northern Afrotropics. The species is named after the German zoologist and explorer Eduard Rüppell (1794–1884).

Range
It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net

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Illustration from Rüppell, 1840

By Rüppell, Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig, Taf. 32, Public Domain,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54987222

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september and there were Rüppell's weaver all over Djibouti busy building nest making this noise. I don´t know if it is a call, but it was hear everywhere there were some greenery

Ferme Agro-Pastorale de Dikhil is a small park, agriculture school or something in Dikhil and just ask if you can enter to go have a look for birds

Rüppell's weaver “weaving” a nest in Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018

Rüppell's weaver nest

Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018

Rüppell's weaver nest

Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver building nest

Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver building nest

Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver building nest

Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver building nest

Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver building nest

Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver building nest

Ferme Agro Pastorale De Dikhil, Djibouti - September 2018

Old Rüppell's weaver nest hanging in the tree

Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018

We found an old Rüppell's weaver nest on the ground

Assamo, Djibouti - September 2018

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 6 September 2018
Location: Goda Mountains, Djibouti

Male Rüppell's weaver - Goda Mountains, Djibouti - 6 September 2018

Juvenile Rüppell's weaver - Goda Mountains, Djibouti - 6 September 2018

Thanks to Valéry Schollaert and andyadcock at Birdforum I could identify the juvenile Rüppell's weaver. I had put it down as a Yellow-spotted petronia.

Forum thread HERE

Juvenile Rüppell's weaver - Goda Mountains, Djibouti - 6 September 2018

Female or juvenile Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Female or juvenile Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Female or juvenile Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Female or juvenile Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Female or juvenile Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Female or juvenile Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Female or juvenile Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Thanks to ammadoux at Birdforumfor help with the juvenile VS female.

Forum thread HERE

Also thanks to ammadoux for an very interesting link to the birdforum discussion “Different faces of the Rüppell's weaver”

Male Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

Male Rüppell's weaver - Assamo, Djibouti - 7 September 2018

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